DTRACKER
The mobile app connecting informal waste collectors to households, eliminating middlemen, and enabling direct earning through transparent tracking and real-time payment — proven to increase collector income by 500% in pilot communities.
We believe informal waste systems are not a problem to replace, they're infrastructure to formalize.
Founder's messageA Message from the Founder
Africa's waste isn't a crisis — it's a platform for change. Over 90% is managed by informal workers whose labor is invisible, unsupported, and undervalued. Meanwhile, 98% of the continent's waste infrastructure ignores technology entirely.
At SWIMS, we see it differently. We're not fixing Africa's waste problem. We're unleashing its potential.
We're legitimizing informal waste workers — giving collectors the tools, data, and formal recognition to build real livelihoods and communities that depend on them. Through DTRACKER, we've proven it works: collectors earn more, households get reliable service, and what was invisible becomes visible.
We're also giving governments and organizations the intelligence they need. Real-time tracking. Data-driven decisions. The foundation to move from open dumping to coordinated systems. Because you can't formalize what you can't see.
By 2035, we aim to reach 100,000 collectors across Sub-Saharan Africa — turning informal networks into formal infrastructure that works for communities, not against them.
Meet the team
Fru-Mark Carrington CheiFounder & CEO 
Ntoh Epotie AlidaCofounder & COO 
Tardzenyuy Brian HarrisCo-founder & Marketing director 
Arrey-Etta BessongCo-founder & technology systems director
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Customers and partners trusting SWIMS as a to transform the smart waste management industry in Africa
Don't wait for the solution, become the solution
- Get steady customers — Build your own regular route of homes and businesses that depend on you
- Get paid instantly — No middleman. No delays. Direct payment every pickup
- Track your earnings — See exactly how much you made, where it came from, and watch your income grow
- Earn credits — Collect recyclables, build your reputation, convert credits to cash
- Grow your business — The more reliable you are, the more customers you get
Our top products and initiatives
SWIMS Platform
A data-informed platform combining IoT sensors, GPS tracking, and AI analytics to give governments and organizations real-time visibility into collection routes, volumes, and performer data — transforming invisible informal systems into formal, coordinated infrastructure.
SWIMS Design Challenge
A continent-wide initiative engaging 300+ designers to create campaigns, posters, and concepts that shift perception — proving sensitization works through visibility and recognition, not fear, when informal collectors get formal spotlight.
Latest blogs
Lessons from Bangalores MWM ecosystem
A conversation with a Dr. Meenakshi Barath showed me how Bangalore's responsible waste management advocates push 3-way separation at home and promote recycling through
Lessons from Bangalores MWM ecosystem
A conversation with a Dr. Meenakshi Barath showed me how Bangalore's responsible waste management advocates push 3-way separation at home and promote recycling through
Lessons from Bangalores MWM ecosystem
A conversation with a Dr. Meenakshi Barath showed me how Bangalore's responsible waste management advocates push 3-way separation at home and promote recycling through
Lessons from Bangalores MWM ecosystem
A conversation with a Dr. Meenakshi Barath showed me how Bangalore's responsible waste management advocates push 3-way separation at home and promote recycling through
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