Congo Terminal on July 16 signed a partnership with the artisanal company “JULITA GORGEOUS” for the provision of used coffee capsules.
These are transformed locally into jewellery, decorative objects and/or home art.
Collection bins have been placed at each site, and an awareness campaign has been conducted among employees.
The used capsules are collected every weekend to be hollowed out before being given to JULITA, a Congolese artist who has been involved in recycling for several years (paper, wood, various capsules, etc).
These coffee capsules will become magnificent finished pieces with an unusual aesthetic.
Since the agreement was signed, nearly 500 capsules have been handed over to JULITA GORGEOUS by Patricia EKEY-MISSE, Regional Communication and Sustainable Development Manager.
“Our commitment to the Green Terminal approach, a Bolloré Ports label, highlights the actions we are taking to preserve the environment. It combines responsible consumption and recycling. Because recycling is the key word for a sustainable land that we should offer to future generations,” said Regional Communication and Sustainable Development Manager, Patricia Ekey-Misse.
“It is rare to find a partner as responsible as Congo Terminal. It goes to the end of the small things such as coffee capsules, used paper. I am proud to work with this company,” said Jacqueline Mote, Head of the JULITA GORGEOUS company.
The coffee grounds recovered from the capsules are given to the nurseries to be used as fertiliser, as are the tea bags.
The company also recycles used paper, which is shredded and used to pack parcels during shipments.
In the same approach, since 2012 Congo Terminal has signed a partnership with Total Energie for the recycling of used motor and hydraulic oils.
About Congo Terminal
Congo Terminal, a Bolloré Ports concession, is the operator of the Pointe Noire container terminal.
The company is involved in a public-private partnership that enables it to meet the requirements of its shipowning, importing and exporting customers.
Thanks to its numerous investments, Congo Terminal participates in the improvement of purchasing power and actively contributes to the fight against the high cost of living. Certified ISO 9001/2015, ISPS (security) and Pedestrian Free Yard (HSE), the company has state-of-the-art equipment and technologies including the Navis 4 operating system and benefits from the strong port experience of the Bolloré Ports network.
Congo Terminal employs nearly 900 Congolese staff and carries out solidarity actions in favour of youth, environmental protection and education.