Digitizing and Dignifying Africa's circular economy

One platform connecting households, informal waste actors, and recyclers — with tech-enabled tools across the entire value chain.

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Our Impact in Numbers

Making a measurable difference across Africa

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Recyclables Recovered

Jobs Improved & Created

Agents trained

Community members

Our Circular Ecosystem

M-taka digitizes every stage of the value chain, connecting households, collectors, recyclers and brands on one platform, with a verifiable data layer underneath.

Households & Businesses

Homes and businesses segregate recyclable waste and request collection.

M-taka products that serve them

M-taka App

Request verified collection and track what you recover.

Payments & Wallet

Get paid instantly to your mobile-money wallet.

Waste Identification

Identify and value materials from a photo.

Awards & Recognition

Our approach to building a verifiable, circular waste economy is earning recognition on the global stage.

2026 Finalist

MassChallenge Switzerland

M-taka was named a finalist in MassChallenge Switzerland's 2026 cohort, one of the world's leading zero-equity startup accelerators, recognizing our platform's potential to scale a transparent, data-driven waste economy across new markets.

From first call to first transaction.

Getting started is simple. Plug into the circular economy, with hands-on support at every step.

01
Book a Discovery Call
Tell us about your operation and goals.
02
Assess Requirements
We map the right products to your needs.
03
Account & Setup
Facilities, materials and people configured.
04
Launch & Support
Go live with hands-on onboarding support.
05
First Transaction
Record your first verified collection.

Find your solution

Whatever your role in the circular economy, there is an M-taka product built for it. Pick yours to go deeper.

Households & Businesses

Track your waste and earn rewards.

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Waste Actors

Log collections and get instant payments.

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Material Recovery Facilities

Run your operations on M-taka ERP.

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Recyclers

Source quality materials from the marketplace.

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Brands

Track your packaging impact with analytics.

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Government & Partners

Access verified data and impact insights.

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M-taka Lab.

Our innovation lab, where we apply emerging technology to real waste flows and prototype the next layer of circular-economy infrastructure.

AI & Machine Learning

Computer vision and neural networks that automate material classification, validate recyclables straight from a photo, optimize collection routes in real time, and forecast demand for recovered materials.

Blockchain

Distributed ledgers that record an immutable chain of custody from source to recycler, verify carbon credits, and power tokenized incentives that reward every verified recovery action.

Web3 & IoT

Connected scales, smart bins and vehicle sensors feeding decentralized data networks, enabling community-owned infrastructure, local governance, and transparent impact tracking.