Njombe, located at the southwest of Tanzania, is the capital of Njombe region. Around 100,000 people live in this town and the number has been rapidly growing in the past years.As in many other places in Tanzania, solid waste management is a challenge in Njombe. 35 tons of solid waste are generated daily in the town: 28 tons are taken to a dumpsite, where the waste is usually burnt since the dumpsite is getting full faster than expected. The rest of the waste is burnt in pits at the backyards or it simply ends up in the environment. 10 % of the solid waste is plastic waste: 3,500 kg of per day, which is equal to 1000 tons of plastic waste every year.The SMART Centre approach (train and support local entrepreneurs in developing their businesses around simple and affordable technologies) has already proved to be successful for water technologies. Precious Plastic "gave" us the blueprints to replicate this approach with plastic recycling technologies and tackle the plastic waste problematic locally.Njombe Beyond´s objective is to reduce the plastic wasted in Njombe town and to raise awareness in the local community about the problems and opportunities around plastic.Our specific objectives are:- To establish a sustainable value chain for plastic recycling locally and at small scale- To collaborate with the different stakeholders of the chain and ensure fair working conditions- To involve the community, including schools, in Njombe Beyond to shed light on the problems and opportunities of plastic wasteThis is how we organiseYou are welcome to contribute and be part of Njombe Beyond network, wherever in the world you are!