Louisa Gathecha

Louisa Gathecha

Co-founder of Bottle Logistics

Louisa is the Co founder of Bottle Logistics, a company that recovers glass waste and processes it into highly refined glass cullet, a raw material used by glass manufacturing companies. The company also works with local food and beverage companies to recover their returnable glass bottles for reuse. Through the company, she has managed to divert 5600 tons of glass waste from the landfills and averted 760 tons of CO2; build a team of 87 employees and has created more than 45 new jobs along the value chain; manage $53,000 worth of grant; establish 3 loyal customer companies for the glass cullet and 11 customers for the returnable glass bottles; work not only in Kenya, but exports her products in Tanzania too.