Impact in Action

Planet3R – Empowering 97 Youths in Oyo State

In Oyo State, nearly a hundred young people are rewriting the story of waste. Through Planet3R’s six-week waste-to-wealth program, students learned how to turn discarded plastic and fabric into useful products. From recycled bags to decorative items, their work proved that waste is not the end of a product’s life but the beginning of something new. This project doesn’t just build skills—it builds confidence, showing Nigerian youth that they can transform challenges into opportunities.

Ecocykle – Eco-Bricks from Plastic Waste

Imagine a brick made from the very bottles and sachets clogging our gutters. That’s what Ecocykle has taught young people in Nasarawa State to create. By compressing plastic into eco-bricks, these youths are helping communities build stronger, greener structures while tackling plastic pollution. Beyond the bricks, the project has planted a seed of innovation: that our biggest problems often carry the solutions within them.

Amara Nwuneli – Playground from Recycled Materials

When government and youth-focused innovation meet, impact multiplies. Planet3R’s collaboration with the Oyo State Government is scaling up recycling skills training for even more young people and women. Together, they are creating jobs, fighting waste, and proving that sustainability can be at the heart of economic empowerment. It’s a bold reminder that youth-led solutions gain power when institutions step in to support them.

ASIF & Ecocykle – Waste-Free Communities

In six communities across Nigeria, women and young people are leading a quiet revolution. Through YASIF and Ecocykle’s “Waste-Free Communities” project, over 5,000 people have learned how to upcycle plastics into products they can use or sell. It’s more than environmental action—it’s about dignity, livelihoods, and proving that sustainability starts at home. Each repurposed bottle or nylon is one less piece of waste in our rivers, and one more step toward a resilient Nigeria.