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Wege sells the bags to boutiques and pharmaceutical companies Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
Henrietta Moon, founder of Finnish start-up Carbo Culture, says carbon removal technology companies are valuable. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Carbo Culture uses bio-char generated from dust pellets and waste wood to lock in carbon. Photo: Carbo Culture
The company aims to extract 3,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photo: Carbo Culture
It has plants in the US and Europe and its bio-char can be used to improve soil quality. Photo: Carbo Culture
Jolis Nduwimana, an entrepreneur from Burundi, says he built connections at Cop28 to support his sustainability ambitions. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
His start-up Wege collects plant, banana and paper waste from 15,200 small-scale farms that would otherwise be burnt. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The waste is boiled in vats and transformed into eco-friendly bags. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The company now makes 500 eco-friendly bags each day with ambition to grow to 2,000. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
A Burundi ban on plastic bags set Mr Nduwimana thinking about a solution. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The team spends hours separating paper, banana and rice waste before its converted to pulp. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The waste would otherwise be burnt or rot in landfills. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The pulp is dried in the sun before being used to make bags. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
Wege sells the bags to boutiques and pharmaceutical companies Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
Henrietta Moon, founder of Finnish start-up Carbo Culture, says carbon removal technology companies are valuable. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Carbo Culture uses bio-char generated from dust pellets and waste wood to lock in carbon. Photo: Carbo Culture
The company aims to extract 3,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Photo: Carbo Culture
It has plants in the US and Europe and its bio-char can be used to improve soil quality. Photo: Carbo Culture
Jolis Nduwimana, an entrepreneur from Burundi, says he built connections at Cop28 to support his sustainability ambitions. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
His start-up Wege collects plant, banana and paper waste from 15,200 small-scale farms that would otherwise be burnt. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The waste is boiled in vats and transformed into eco-friendly bags. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The company now makes 500 eco-friendly bags each day with ambition to grow to 2,000. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
A Burundi ban on plastic bags set Mr Nduwimana thinking about a solution. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The team spends hours separating paper, banana and rice waste before its converted to pulp. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The waste would otherwise be burnt or rot in landfills. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
The pulp is dried in the sun before being used to make bags. Photo: Jolis Nduwimana
Wege sells the bags to boutiques and pharmaceutical companies Photo: Jolis Nduwimana

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