CLS Ventures (CLSV)

Closed-Loop System Ventures is a social enterprise created in 2016 with the sole aim of ameliorating the waste management sector in Cameroon through waste valorization (recycling, upcycling, repurposing, reducing and rethinking). Our initial focus had been on organic waste matter which constitutes over 60% of the total amount of waste which ends up along the streets and eventually in landfills. We later expanded our scope to include other waste categories such as waste tires, waste plastic bottles and old clothing. The value derived from these different categories of waste are as follows: -Waste organic matter: It is recycled into natural fertilizer which is used to promote carbon farming, Eco gardening and climate-smart agriculture. This natural fertilizer can be used as an alternative to chemical fertilizers whose excessive use is causing a lot of damage to the environment as well as to human health. -Waste tires: They are upcycled into beautiful Eco-friendly furniture such as chairs, tables and ottomans. -Waste plastic bottles: they are repurposed for growing seedlings. Instead of promoting the production of more seedling trays (which are generally plastic materials), we make use of the already abundant waste plastic bottles found almost everywhere within the environment to grow seedlings which are then sold to people interested in Eco gardening. As such, we are contributing to beat plastic pollution by reducing the amount of waste plastic bottles which get discarded. - Old clothings: they are repursed into floor and table mats which are beautiful, affordable and eco friendly. It is a great way to reduce the amount of pollution generated from the fashion industry which happens to be the second most polluting industry in the world. We practice carbon farming thanks to the natural fertilizer we derive from waste organic matter and offer consultation services. We hope to establish show rooms across Cameroon through which our eco friendly products will be sold.