Cleaning up Kinshasa Note: This project has been cancelled, because the applicant has not been able to find a suitable location fulfilling the conditions to install the recycling plant, despite several changes to the project, including introducing a third partner and partner changes.Like many densely populated cities, Kinshasa has a huge waste collection and disposal problem. Especially plastics are a major concern as they tend to clog up drains, sewerage systems and other waterways. As such it facilitates the spread of malaria as water can easily be trapped in plastic bottles and bags, where mosquitoes can breed.Local partner Recyclon SPRL was established by Congolese businessmen to fight this problem. Applicant Mavilex recycles and produces all kinds of plastic bags for the consumer market in Europe. Together, the companies will establish Congo's first industrial processing factory for recycling of PE plastic bags. They will collect plastics and recycle it into granulated plastics which can be sold on the international market for raw materials.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)All employees will receive written contracts, social security benefits according to local regulations, means of transportation when necessary and protective clothing when needed in the factory.In the factory, all 8 team chefs will be trained to become in-house emergency officers.With respect to withstanding corruption in DR Congo, the partners will follow all legal and tax obligations as strictly as possible in order to prevent any basis for extortion or bribery by officials.Last of all, the partners will donate 1% of all project profits to a hospital that was established by the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, supporting a hospital in Kinshasa in which mainly children with malaria and typhus are treated.Impact•	Employment and working conditions82 Full-time employees will be employed. 65 Will be basic skilled labour, and 17 medium to high skilled. Indirectly, 300 collectors will work for the collection depots. They will receive a performance based salary.Working hours will respect applicable local law. Overtime will be voluntarily and will be paid a premium rate. The partners will provide social security benefits as per the Congolese Code de Travail.In the factory, a canteen with kitchen will be established for daily meals. For night shifts, the employer will take care of transport to and from the factory.•	Innovation / Transfer of knowledgeAs an industrial plastic recycling factory is new to DR Congo, so is the knowledge associated with it. All employees will receive proper training in a modern commercial setting. This will improve their position on the labour market in the future.•	Chain effectsThe major chain effect can be found on the supply side: hundreds of waste collectors will have the opportunity to earn a living by supplying to the collection depots.Apart from the waste collectors, it is expected that 6 transport companies will be working for the project.•	EnvironmentThis project will have a positive effect on the environment as plastic waste will be recycled instead of being burnt which prevents toxic gases from polluting the air.Furthermore, the collectors will sweep the streets to search for plastics. In many places, plastic waste clogs up drains, gutters or even entire waterways. In some places, plastics can even be found 5 metres thick in the ground. The stagnant water is the perfect breeding place for water based diseases. By cleaning up this plastic waste, one source of these diseases can at least be diminished.•	Position of womenThe partners strive to have 41% female staff in their project. Four women will work at medium skilled level. To establish an industrial processing plant for recycling polyethylene, with a daily capacity of transforming 25 tons of waste into 16 tons of plastic granulate for the export market.