For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A view of a banana fiber wig and lampshades displayed at Texfad Showroom in Kira, Wakiso ...

A view of a banana fiber wig and lampshades displayed at Texfad Showroom in Kira, Wakiso District, Uganda, Sept 20, 2023. [AP Photo] But local startup TEXFAD, which describes itself as a waste ...

Synthetic hair is on the rise globally as it is more affordable than human hair. But the material is not biodegradable, and when thrown away it often ends up in landfill sites or clogging water ...

Uganda's lack of waste separationmeans that everything from banana peels to electronic waste ends up in the Kiteezi landfill, ...