From waste plastic to bricks, the Tsolane sisters are doing it for jobs and the environment

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Two sisters, originally from Sasolburg, have started a company that is manufacturing eco-bricks made from recycled plastic. They are Kekeletso and Kedibone Tsiloane. Their company, Ramtsilo Bricks, is a 100% black female-owned business that has just managed to clinch a deal with building material retailer Builders Warehouse. Kedibone told Linda van Tilburg about their path to develop the product and how they overcame some of the stereotypes associated with the building industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Oct 2021 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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