Circular by design
We treat plastic and other recyclables as materials with value — capturing them at source, rewarding good behaviour, and feeding organised recovery instead of dumpsites.
Smart circular waste solutions for Africa.
Technology that helps communities recycle — and helps waste collectors run modern collection businesses, from rewards and USSD to billing, records, and worker management.
Position
The go-to technology partner for waste management.
Cities, estates, schools, malls, and collection companies need more than trucks and bins. They need systems that motivate households, route work, bill clients, and prove impact. Taka Point builds those systems for a smart circular waste economy.
Community + operators
One side of the stack engages people who generate waste. The other side equips collectors and waste businesses to run routes, invoices, payroll, and education at scale.
Data that moves trucks
Fill levels, drop events, collection records, and client accounts become one operating picture — so decisions are based on what actually happened on the ground.
Products
A connected suite for smart circular waste.
Start where you are — reward recycling at the bin, reach users who only have a feature phone, or digitise an entire collection company.
01 · Smart bins
Reward every bottle that lands in the right place.
Our IoT-enabled smart bins track recycling deposits and award users redeemable points for every bottle they drop. Sensors and connectivity give operators a live view of activity and fill behaviour, so collection can follow demand instead of fixed guesswork.
- Points for each qualifying plastic bottle / deposit
- Redeemable rewards such as airtime, data, discounts, or cash partners
- Real-time monitoring for venues, schools, malls, and estates
- Impact data for organisations chasing ESG and circularity goals
02 · Community app & USSD
Reach everyone — smartphone or feature phone.
The Taka Point community experience lives on mobile: find nearby smart drop points, see points earned, and redeem rewards. For users without a smartphone or reliable data, USSD access keeps the same circular loop open — register, check activity, and stay part of the programme from any basic handset.
- Mobile app for balance, history, locator, and rewards
- USSD channel for low-connectivity and feature-phone users
- QR / drop confirmation flows tied to smart infrastructure
- Education nudges that make sorting feel simple and worthwhile
03 · Collector operations platform
Run waste collection like a modern business.
Waste collectors and collection companies get a dedicated operations app to manage the full commercial cycle — not just the truck day. Schedule and track collections, bill clients for monthly services, keep clean records, pay and manage workers, and educate households on responsible handling.
Collection management
Plan routes and stops, log pickups completed, and see which clients are due — so crews spend less time chasing lists on paper.
Monthly billing & charges
Charge households, estates, and businesses for regular collection. Issue clear invoices, track who has paid, and reduce leakage from informal cash trails.
Records that stick
Maintain client accounts, service history, volumes handled, and outstanding balances in one place for audits, partners, and growth.
Workers & wages
Assign crews, track who worked which routes, and manage wages / payouts with accountability that protects both operators and workers.
Responsible-waste education
Push guidance on segregation, what belongs in recycling streams, and safer handling — turning every collection visit into a chance to improve habits upstream.
Built for African operators
Designed for the realities of local waste businesses: mixed formal and informal clients, mobile-money friendly workflows, and field teams that need simple tools.
How it fits together
From drop to recovery — one circular loop.
- 1Capture at source
Smart bins and community channels make correct disposal easy and rewarding.
- 2Collect with clarity
Operators know what to pick, who to bill, and which workers covered which stops.
- 3Recover & prove impact
Materials move into recycling value chains with data that brands, cities, and ESG partners can trust.
Recognition
Built in Nairobi. Seen on bigger stages.
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2025
2nd place — PHAROS Plastic Fantastic Hackathon
EU-funded PHAROS / Impact Hub Athens. Runner-up in Emerging Innovators for an IoT-enabled, reward-driven recycling system — “a clever fusion of behavioural economics and digital monitoring.”
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2023
Anza Grow Academy
Completed a nine-month startup programme on product, go-to-market, and operator readiness.
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2023
Innovate Nairobi & Africa’s Talking ecosystem
Shown reward-based smart recycling to builders and partners across Nairobi’s innovation circuit.
Need technology for waste management?
Whether you run a venue, an estate, a city programme, or a collection company — Taka Point is ready to be your stack for smart circular waste.
info@takapoint.africa