Kanasjnr/Africycle

AfriCycle is a blockchain-powered circular economy platform that addresses Africa’s waste management crisis across three key waste streams: plastic, electronic waste (e-waste), and metal/general waste. # AfriCycle: A Multi-Stream ReFi Waste Management Ecosystem > 🚀 **Now Live on Celo Mainnet - Currently in Beta Testing Phase** 🚀 > > ## 🌍 Overview AfriCycle is a blockchain-powered circular economy platform that addresses Africa's waste management crisis across three key waste streams: **plastic**, **electronic waste (e-waste)**, and **metal/general waste**. The platform incentivizes waste collection through **tokenized rewards**, enables **transparent recycling processes**, and promotes **corporate sustainability** through verified **recycling credits**. ### 🎯 Current Status - **Live on Celo Mainnet** 🟢 - **Beta Testing Phase** 🔄 - **Open for Early Adopters** 👥 - **Community Growth**: Active Telegram community - **Platform Updates**: Regular feature releases and improvements - **Mobile Optimization**: Enhanced mobile experience for collectors and recyclers ### 🏆 Recent Improvements (Based on Security Analysis) - **Enhanced Test Coverage**: Comprehensive 3-tier testing strategy (Unit, Integration, E2E) - **Improved Security**: Robust secrets management and security best practices - **Community Building**: Comprehensive strategy for growing developer community - **Better Documentation**: Enhanced contributing guidelines and templates - **CI/CD Pipeline**: Automated testing, security scanning, and deployment ## 🔄 System Workflow ```mermaid graph TD %% Roles Collector[Waste Collector] Recycler[Recycler] %% Collection Process Collector -->|Submit Collection| Collection[Collection Submission] Collection -->|Verify & Schedule Pickup| Recycler Recycler -->|Confirm Pickup| Collection Collection -->|Process Payment| Payment[Reward Payment] Payment -->|Transfer cUSD| Collector %% Recycling Process Recycler -->|Create Processing Batch| Batch[Processing Batch] Batch -->|Process Waste| Processing[Waste Processing] Processing -->|Generate Impact Credits| Credits[Impact Credits] Credits -->|Create Marketplace Listing| Marketplace[Marketplace] %% Quality & Verification Colle …