How we are building a better future for Smart Waste Management in Africa
Connecting the collectors who already manage Africa's waste, and embedding their work into national and continental policy.
Transform Waste Management with Ease
Empowering communities to manage waste and recycle smarter.
Discover the story behind DTRACKER
The two-city network that proved collectors and households were already waiting for a way to find each other, we just had to build the bridge.
SWIMS Platform for Advanced waste tracking
The data layer that turns invisible waste networks into formal infrastructure, and gives institutions the tools to plan, fund, and scale them.
The broken waste management system in Africa
Africa generates 244M tonnes of waste yearly, 90% goes to uncontrolled dumps, yet informal collectors who manage most of it remain invisible to governments, leaving institutions helpless when the system fails.
Learn more about our vision- 244,000,000+ tonnes
- generated by Africa in 2025 and over 90% was disposed openly
- 215,000+ workers
- contribute to 80-90% of waste collection and recycling in South Africa
- $8,000,000,000
- or more is untapped from Africa since only 4% is recycled when 70-80% is recyclable
- Less than 2%
- of waste collection systems in Africa apply smart tracking technology
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Customers and partners trusting SWIMS as a to transform the smart waste management industry in Africa
The SWIMS Design Challenge Report
Our design challenge reframed waste management, proving that sensitization isn't about fear, but about visibility and what becomes possible when informal systems get formal recognition.
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Get 500% surplus on Monthly operations
Turn your work into income you can count on. Set weekly targets. Watch your earnings accumulate in real time. Build a customer base that depends on you, and pays you fairly for it. No middleman. No delays.
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SWIMS empower organizations with tools to track where and when
Integrate SWIMS devices, sensors, drones, vision cameras, for smart waste tracking in organizations and communities with big data analytics and AI experience.
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