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Kenya: Kenya's Cotton Leftovers Are Finding New Value

[Bird Story Agency] Kenyan businesses and community groups are turning discarded cotton stalks, gin waste and textile offcuts into briquettes, household textiles and mattress filling.

  • Cotton waste transformed into briquettes, textiles, and mattress filling in Kenya.
  • Farmers and women-led businesses find new income opportunities from cotton residue.
  • KALRO and Africa Collect train farmers and process waste for circular economy.

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