Mckingtorch Zimbabwe

16/06/2026

🎉🏆 We Did It! 🏆🎉

Mckingtorch Zimbabwe is honored to have received the Environmental Impact Award in the NEXT SHE-Exporter Program 2025/26.

This recognition celebrates the work we do every day to protect our environment through recycling, waste recovery, community clean-ups, tree planting, and the production of eco-friendly products from plastic waste.

We are incredibly grateful to ZimTrade, Nedbank, our partners, supporters, and every community member who has joined us on this journey. Your support makes our impact possible.

This award belongs to everyone who believes in a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable Zimbabwe. 🇿🇼💚

The journey continues as we work towards creating more green jobs, reducing pollution, and building a future where waste becomes opportunity.

♻️ Together, we can make a difference.

Mckingtorch Africa

14/06/2026

♻️🌍 Eastvale Residents, Let’s Turn Waste into Value! 🌍♻️

Mckingtorch Zimbabwe is inviting all Eastvale residents to participate in our recycling initiative by segregating waste at household level and bringing recyclable materials to Eastvale Play Centre.

By separating and recycling your waste, you are not only helping to keep our community clean and healthy, but you also have an opportunity to earn money from materials that would otherwise be discarded. Residents can save and accumulate earnings from the recyclables they bring, creating both environmental and economic benefits for their households.

📍 Venue: Eastvale Play Centre
📅 Every Wednesday
⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Together, we can reduce pollution, promote responsible waste management, and create a more sustainable future for Eastvale.

Bring your plastics, paper, cardboard, cans, HDPE , LDPE ,PET and other recyclable materials.

🌱 Segregate. Recycle. Earn.
Let’s work together to transform waste into value and build a cleaner Eastvale for generations to come.

Masvingo City

25/03/2026

The Recycling Value Chain Explained

♻️ 1. Waste Generation
Everything starts here households, businesses, markets.
This is where value is lost or preserved depending on how waste is handled.

🚛 2. Collection
Waste must be gathered efficiently.
Poor collection systems = contamination, higher costs, and lost value.

🧤 3. Sorting
Materials are separated (plastic, paper, metal, organic).
This is where quality is determined and profits begin.

📦 4. Aggregation
Sorted waste is grouped in bulk to meet volume requirements for buyers.
Without this stage, small collectors can’t access real markets.

🏭 5. Processing
Waste is transformed washed, shredded, melted, composted.
Now it becomes a resource, not waste.

🏗️ 6. Manufacturing
Recycled materials are turned into new products.
This is where the real economic value is captured.

It’s a value chain business.

And those who understand the system… win.

08/03/2026

Happy International Women’s Month from Mckingtorch Zimbabwe
Join us in celebrating the changemakers in our community! 🥂

09/02/2026

♻️ FIRST DAY OF WASTE BUY-BACK IN MASVINGO ♻️

Today marked an important milestone for Mckingtorch Zimbabwe as we officially conducted our first waste buy-back day at the Masvingo Recycling Hub.

The hub was a hive of activity as community members arrived with sorted recyclable materials, exchanging waste for cash and turning what was once discarded into real economic value. 💚💰

This initiative, implemented in partnership with the City of Masvingo, forms part of the city’s waste recovery and environmental protection programme. Together, we are demonstrating that waste is not just an environmental challenge but a resource that can drive livelihoods and a thriving green economy.

🗓️ Waste buying will take place every Monday, creating a consistent and reliable market for recyclables.

Residents and businesses are encouraged to:
• Separate recyclable materials at source
• Participate in the buy-back programme
• Contribute to a cleaner, healthier Masvingo

From waste to value. From community to opportunity.
Masvingo is building a greener future—together.

City

09/02/2026

06/01/2026

📢 MASVINGO, THE FUTURE OF RECYCLING STARTS HERE! ♻️

The City of Masvingo, in collaboration with Mckingtorch Zimbabwe, is officially launching a buy-back recycling program starting 1 February 2026.

Residents can now turn waste into income by selling:
✅ Aluminium cans
✅ HDPE plastics
✅ PP plastics (lids )
✅ PET plastics (clear bottles)
✅ Cardboard boxes

💚 Clean and sorted materials are preferred.
📍 Collection points and rates will be announced soon.

Your Waste. Your Income.
Let’s recycle, earn, and keep Masvingo clean together!