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Workers sort and pack products into paper-made packages at a processing facility in Kigali. The initiative promotes eco-friendly packaging while supporting local manufacturing and job creation. Courtesy
Featured

How Rwanda is driving the transition from plastic to sustainable packaging

Friday, February 13, 2026
A view of Nduba dump site in Gasabo District. File
Environment

How inter-district landfills could boost waste disposal

Friday, December 12, 2025
Glass water bottles in a filling production line at Inyange Industries, Kigali.
Business

Rwanda home to 73m tonnes of silica sand, enough for large-scale glass production: study

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Residents destroy illicit beverages produced by Agahebuzo Drinks Processing Ltd in Nsinda Cell, Rwamagana District. Courtesy.
Health

Deadly cocktails: Inside Rwanda’s crackdown on toxic homemade brews

Thursday, November 13, 2025
A group of Kigali residents hikes a mountain in Rulindo District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Why hiking is becoming a thing in Rwanda

Friday, November 07, 2025
A view of a construction project of an integrated waste treatment facility designed to process both faecal and solid waste in Rusizi District. Courtesy
Environment

Rusizi waste treatment project to create 1,200 green jobs

Tuesday, July 08, 2025
The New Times

Reflecting on the plastic we don’t see: Why small choices matter in a big crisis

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Some illegal beers that have effects to the consumers.
Crime

Inside Rwanda’s fight against rogue alcohol producers

Friday, June 06, 2025
Some impounded single use plastics that were collected from different shops in Kigali. File

Rwanda’s push for global plastics treaty to resume in August

Sunday, June 01, 2025
Single-use plastic bottles in a supermarket in Kigali. Imported goods packaged in plastic materials and single-use products will pay an extra tax starting in July. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Economy

Rwanda imposes levy on imports packaged in plastics

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The demand for glass bottles is expected to rise to 24,179 tonnes in 2027, up from 21,816 tonnes in 2023. File
Rwanda

How Rwanda plans to tap into sand reserves for glass bottles production

Thursday, February 06, 2025
The New Times
Environment

10 innovative ways to recycle waste in Rwanda

Wednesday, January 01, 2025