Paperbags by Ebees said it is committed to helping businesses to grow through sustainable packaging solution.
In a statement, it said it was would continue to ensure its business expansion across West Africa. Custom Food Box
The statement said Ebees was selected as one of the top 30 female led businesses across Africa by Women Entrepreneurship for Africa. Paper Bags by Ebees also received grant funding and tailormade business mentorship to help meet some of her goals.
The statement said the Co-Founder, Paperbags by Ebees Ms Chidiebere Nnorom, said, “We are currently fundraising to scale our operations across West Africa and looking at instruments such as debt financing with interest rates lower than 10 per cent, equity and grant funding to upgrade our current capacity.
“We are hopeful that pitching at the Team Europe Initiative-Investing in young Businesses in Africa event in Lagos will take us a step closer to the funds we need. We have also received funding from orange corners, Nigeria , Nigerian Export Promotion Council and Tony Elumelu Foundation.
“For four years, we have serviced most of the high-end restaurants and hotels in Lagos, Nigeria. But more and more businesses are beginning to realise that there is a business case for circularity in business.
“Our headline product, paper bags, is made from recycled paper and cheaper by 50 per cent than FBB PE coated bags and 100 per cent recyclable with high recyclable value.”
She added, “With scale, we have plans to collect these bags through partner recycling companies and help to drive a local circular economy. The impact we are currently validating with a team of experts at GCIP, a UNIDO and Federal Government sponsored event to see at what scale our operations can help mitigate against GHGs.”
According to the statement, paper bags are a cheaper and eco-friendly alternative to single use packaging needs like in food service, fashion and grocery service.
It stated plans to develop more products from recycled materials other than paper based.
The statement said, “Some years back, Kenya and Rwanda banned single use plastic bags and enforced strict laws on its usage. They are reaping the rewards as their cities are one of the cleanest in Africa. Most of Europe have erased single use plastic bags as well.”
In the statement, the President of the African Packaging Organization, Executive Director Institute of Packaging Nigeria, and Board Member World Packaging organization, Alhaji Ahmed Omah, lauded Ebees.
He said, “I like what Paperbags by Ebees is trying to achieve, packaging touches every sector, and Nigeria is a huge market with great potential. That’s why through the Nigeria Packaging Academy, in collaboration with the Institute of Packaging South Africa, we are helping to structure and certify professionals in the sectors with advanced packaging technology education to help build human resources for the industry.”
The statement said that the firm is committed to impacting the lives of local communities. Paper bags by Ebees sets aside 10 per cent of profits to environmental causes targeting the environment in areas of tree planting, beach cleanups and community awareness programmes.
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