This African Factory In Ethiopia Turns Trash Into Energy, Clean Water And Bricks

Africa is the world’s fastest-urbanizing continent. But while city life has helped lift millions out of poverty, the rapid transformation has created a new problem: mountains of urban waste. Now an Ethiopian entrepreneur is tackling the crisis with Africa’s first waste-to-energy plant, which reduces noxious and dangerous landfill while powering urban homes. Samuel Alemayehu, a Stanford [...]

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