"I am actually turning the trash into cash while creating job opportunities… Nothing makes me happier."
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost (Kenya)
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Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost (Kenya)
100 LIONESSES: Lorna Rutto leads a plastic recycling revolution in Kenya
Lorna Rutto resigned her comfortable banking job in 2009 to start EcoPost in Nairobi. Every month, her company uses approximately 20 tons of plastic waste. Utilising dirty plastic to make a product that saves wood is not just an environmental plus; it also boosts employment.
Read more100 LIONESSES: Lorna Rutto, an inspirational eco-preneur recycling Kenya's waste
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost (Kenya)
Lorna Rutto is a Kenyan eco-preneur, and the inspiring founder of EcoPost, a social enterprise created in response to the need to find alternative waste management solutions to Kenya's huge plastic waste problem. In 2009 she founded her company, which collects plastic waste and manufactures commercially viable, highly durable, and importantly environmentally friendly fencing posts, used widely across Kenya. In 2011, Lorna was recognised by the prestigious Cartier Women's Initiative Awards as their laureate for sub-Saharan Africa.
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Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
"....the best thing about female entrepreneurs is that they have an inborn responsibility toward society and aspire to help others and enjoy doing it."
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost (Kenya)
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Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
"I love my work. Each day when I go to work, I feel that I am serving my purpose in this world and working towards our goal to transform Africa’s waste into wealth. This renews my strength every day."
- Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost (Kenya)
Read moreEntrepreneur advice from Lorna Rutto: Network and find yourself mentors
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
Find those people who will help and encourage you....
"Women entrepreneurs should network and look for mentors who will advise, encourage and help them in setting up the business and to also provide them with the visibility that they really need. Surrounding ourselves with people who promote our ideas, rather than killing them, goes a long way."
- Lorna Rutto is a Kenyan eco-preneur, and the inspiring founder of EcoPost, a social enterprise created in response to the need to find alternative waste management solutions to Kenya's huge plastic waste problem. In 2009 she founded her company, which collects plastic waste and manufactures commercially viable, highly durable, and importantly environmentally friendly fencing posts, used widely across Kenya. In 2011, Lorna was recognised by the prestigious Cartier Women's Initiative Awards as their laureate for sub-Saharan Africa.
Read moreEntrepreneur Advice from Lorna Rutto: Don't restrict yourself to 'typical' startup industries
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
Women should consider a broader range of industries when starting businesses....
"I set up a business in the waste manufacturing industry, which is not a common type of business sector that women choose to venture into. Women should be courageous to start their businesses in a broader and more competitive range of sectors."
- Lorna Rutto is a Kenyan eco-preneur, and the inspiring founder of EcoPost, a social enterprise created in response to the need to find alternative waste management solutions to Kenya's huge plastic waste problem. In 2009 she founded her company, which collects plastic waste and manufactures commercially viable, highly durable, and importantly environmentally friendly fencing posts, used widely across Kenya. In 2011, Lorna was recognised by the prestigious Cartier Women's Initiative Awards as their laureate for sub-Saharan Africa.
Read moreBBC African Dream: Lorna Rutto recycles plastic for profits
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
Source: BBC News Africa | November 10, 2014
Lorna Rutto is an entrepreneur who founded Ecopost, a Nairobi-based company that recycles plastic waste. Five years ago she gave up her job deciding, instead, to pursue her dream of ridding Nairobi of plastic waste through recycling. Without much experience and money, many thought her ambition crazy. She told the BBC how she made her dream a reality and shared advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Watch her interview....
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Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
"There is also a cultural bias; most people in our society still believe that a woman’s place is in the kitchen. On average, people don’t take women seriously. It can be challenging to get people to listen to me and I need to be either very persuasive or assertive."
- Lorna Rutto is a Kenyan eco-preneur, and the inspiring founder of EcoPost, a social enterprise created in response to the need to find alternative waste management solutions to Kenya's huge plastic waste problem. In 2009 she founded her company, which collects plastic waste and manufactures commercially viable, highly durable, and importantly environmentally friendly fencing posts, used widely across Kenya. In 2011, Lorna was recognised by the prestigious Cartier Women's Initiative Awards as their laureate for sub-Saharan Africa.
Read moreLorna Rutto: Creating posts from plastic waste has earned her numerous awards for conservation
Lorna Rutto, founder of EcoPost, Kenya
Source: Standard Digital News Kenya | December 27, 2014 | by Faith Ronoh
Lorna Rutto, the founder of EcoPost Limited in Kenya, has despite her tender age already attained a remarkable list of achievements in environmental conservation that has seen her garner several international awards.
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Read moreLorna Rutto: Inspirational woman eco-preneur scoops 2014 Green Award
Lorna Rutto, founder of Ecopost, Kenya
Source: Standard Digital | December 27, 2014
Lorna Rutto has won the 2014 Green Award by the Transform Kenya Awards, a joint initiative of the Standard Group and Deloitte in recognition of her work. Her company, EcoPost, has saved over 250 acres of forests and withdrawn over 1,000,000 kilograms of plastic waste from the environment.
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Read moreVideo: Lorna Rutto a visionary young social entrepreneur
Video published: April 11, 2014
Lorna Rutto is the founder of EcoPost in Kenya and an inspiring and passionate eco-preneur who has garnered numerous international awards for her social entrepreneurship business. In this video she discusses her passion for conservation and what inspired her to launch her venture.
Read moreLorna Rutto - The startup story of an ecopreneur who is making a difference in the urban slums of Kenya through plastic waste recycling
This leading woman eco-preneur is recycling the vast amount of waste plastic in Kenya and turning it into an environmentally friendly alternative to wooden fencing products.
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