Mr. Green Africa - Fair-Trade Plastic Recycling Industry

Enriched Impact Investor · Found: 2026-03-11 10:50

Kenya-based company developing fair-trade plastic recycling industry, formalizing waste collection, and producing post-consumer recycled plastics. Backed by Circulate Capital and Unilever.

Source: https://circulatecapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/220627-USAID-Sector-Guide-GLI-in-WMR.pdf

Funding Details

Funder

Circulate Capital

Funding Goal

Invests in companies building circular plastic supply chains — from waste collection, sorting, and recycling to innovative materials and advanced recycling technologies — primarily in South and Southeast Asia, with a global innovation fund.

Funding Amount

$1-5 million (Disrupt/Innovation track) or $2-30 million (Recycling Supply Chains track) via equity, quasi-equity, and debt instruments (1.000.000 € – 30.000.000 €)

How to Apply

Companies submit a pitch deck via Circulate Capital's Typeform application (https://circulatecapital.typeform.com/to/chQlvDpU). Submissions are reviewed but do not guarantee funding consideration. The process is rolling/ongoing with no fixed deadlines.

Target Region

South and Southeast Asia (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines), Latin America and Caribbean (opportunistic), Global (Disrupt track)

Official Page

https://www.circulatecapital.com/apply-for-funding/

Last Checked

2026-03-11 21:24

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Company must operate in plastic waste collection, sorting, recycling, upcycling, digitization, or innovative circular economy materials/technologies
• Recycling Supply Chains track: must be based in or operating in South/Southeast Asia (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines) or Latin America/Caribbean
• Disrupt (Innovation) track: global eligibility, but must demonstrate technology transfer potential
• Company must be at Early-Growth or Growth stage (Supply Chains) or Series A/B/C (Disrupt)

Project Scope

• Investment range: $2-30M (Supply Chains) or $1-5M (Disrupt) via equity, quasi-equity, or debt

Required Documents

• Submit pitch deck via Circulate Capital's Typeform application

Constraints

• Must demonstrate financially attractive risk-adjusted returns alongside measurable environmental and social impact
• Impact criteria: waste diversion, GHG reduction, post-consumer material usage, job creation, gender equality advancement

Summary

Circulate Capital is an investment management firm founded in 2018 that focuses on preventing ocean plastic pollution and advancing the circular economy. Backed by major corporations including PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Dow, Danone, Chanel, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Chevron Phillips Chemical, and Mondelēz International, the firm aims to unlock USD $1 billion to prevent 150 million tonnes of plastic pollution. They employ blended finance vehicles alongside development finance institutions and private investors. The firm operates two investment strategies: (1) Recycling Supply Chains, investing $2-30 million in collection, sorting, upcycling, and digitization of plastic waste in South and Southeast Asia (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines), with opportunistic investments in Latin America and the Caribbean; and (2) Circulate Capital Disrupt, investing $1-5 million globally in innovative materials, circular business models, and advanced recycling technologies at Series A-C stages. Mr. Green Africa is one of their portfolio companies — a Kenya-based company developing fair-trade plastic recycling by formalizing waste collection and producing post-consumer recycled plastics. The original URL is a USAID-funded sector guide on gender-smart investing in waste management and recycling that references Mr. Green Africa as a case study. Companies interested in Circulate Capital funding submit a pitch deck via their online application form; both strategies require demonstrable financial returns plus positive environmental and social impact including waste diversion, GHG reduction, and job creation.

Historical Context

Circulate Capital was founded in 2018. It is backed by major consumer goods and chemical companies. Mr. Green Africa (Kenya) and other companies are existing portfolio investments. The original PDF is a 2022 USAID sector guide referencing Circulate Capital's portfolio as case studies for gender-smart investing in waste management.

Why it was added

Africa plastic recycling social enterprise funding

Sources

• https://circulatecapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/220627-USAID-Sector-Guide-GLI-in-WMR.pdf
• https://www.circulatecapital.com/about
• https://www.circulatecapital.com/apply-for-funding/
• https://www.circulatecapital.com/portfolio/
• https://www.circulatecapital.com/investments/

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