28/03/2026
The 2026 Water Summit
We exhibited our waste-to-wealth products, showcasing the Water and Textile Waste nexus.
In Harare, textile waste management and water supply are linked through environmental pollution. Unmanaged textile waste can clog drains, causing flooding and contaminating water sources.
Textile waste often ends up in landfills, which can leak chemicals and heavy metals into groundwater, affecting potable water supplies. Harare's water treatment plants struggle to remove these pollutants, increasing water production costs and straining the city's water resources.
Community based recycling initiatives such as work being done by Craftastics Zimbabwe aim to reduce textile waste and promote responsible production and consumption of textiles. However, more efforts are still needed to address the scale of the problem and protect Harare's water supply.
The Water Summit brought together stakeholders from government, private sector and academia, highlighting the urgent need for a unified approach to secure Zimbabwe’s water future.
Many thanks to Ecovision the host, event sponsors, partners and organisors for the Water Summit.
Special mention to Ecovision for hosting this national Summit. Ecovision is a water engineering and management firm in Zimbabwe focusing on supplying us with clean water, led by the Visionary Entrepreneur, Eng Cleopatra Ashley Ngwenya-Dube.