Bekia

A digital network for recycling

Bekia’s app lets households arrange collection and exchange recyclable items such as paper, plastic, metal and electronics for cash or rewards. It connects them with collectors, while digital records capture material type, weight, grade and payment. That gives downstream businesses a more organized view of the recyclable material entering the supply chain than informal collection alone.

From collection records to business software

Bekia is expanding beyond the consumer-facing pickup service with Bekia Next, software for businesses that buy or process recycled materials. The company says the product will turn collection data into traceable supply records and CO₂-avoidance certificates for corporate customers. Bekia reports that its network has diverted more than 25,000 tonnes of waste, served over 100,000 customers and enabled more than 2,400 people to earn; those are company-reported figures. Its September seed financing is intended to expand engineering, launch Bekia Next and test the model in another African market.

Materials: Paper, plastic, metal and electronics
Collection data: Supplier, material grade, weight and payment
B2B product: Bekia Next
Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt