Bestseller Foundation has invested in the TakaTaka Solutions’ new subsidiary, TakaTaka Textile Recycling to recycle textile waste into new raw materials for manufacturing industries. This will help the company not only create vast numbers of jobs, but also protect the environment.

The first project by TakaTaka Textile Recycling includes piloting a scalable textile recycling model for Kenya by leveraging TakaTaka Solutions’ waste collection capacity and by setting up a textile sorting centre and recycling plant.

The partnership between Bestseller Foundation and TakaTaka Solutions includes a 49 percent stake of TakaTaka Textile Recycling held by Bestseller. TakaTaka Solutions is the largest waste management and recycling company in Kenya and a pioneer in recycling, collecting waste from more than 20,000 households, managing 70 tonne of waste per day and employing 430 staff.