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Buyi akinse

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Birth date {{|1989|1|19}}
Nationality Nigerian
Occupation Entrepreneur, inventor

Buyi akinse (born January 19, 1989) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and inventor.[1][2] He is the founder of SALUBATA, a company that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.[3][4][5]

Life and career

Buyi akinse was born and raised Lagos State, Nigeria.[6] He attended the University of Lagos, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Toxicology in 2013, and later completed a master’s degree in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management in 2016.[7][8][9][10][11]

After working as a business analyst and environmental scientist, Akinse founded SALUBATA, a company that manufactures modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Akinse holds two patents, including one for a technology that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen and another for creating modular footwear from ocean-derived plastic waste.[20][21][22]

Personal life

Akinse is married to Yewande Akinse, an entrepreneur and author. The couple has one daughter.[23]

References

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  5. Five Nigerian start-ups receive €135,000 from OCIF (2021-02-23) , The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News , accessed 2024-11-26
  6. Fela Buyi Akinse: Pioneering Sustainable Innovation in Africa – THISDAYLIVE , www.thisdaylive.com , accessed 2024-11-26
  7. Africa’s top 5 entrepreneurs in the waste recycling business (2022-12-27) , Tribune Online , accessed 2024-11-26
  8. https://thenationonlineng.net/innovation-buhari-urges-youth-to-intensify-efforts/
  9. Meet the winners of the AU YOUTH PAVILLION BIC Africa- AeTrade Business Idea Challenge. - BIC Africa (2022-11-26) , accessed 2024-11-26
  10. Customizable Shoes from This Startup Could Help Stamp Out Plastic Waste - IEEE Spectrum , spectrum.ieee.org , accessed 2024-11-26
  11. From plastic to designer, Salubata creates modular shoes as a fashionable way to recycle waste in Nigeria , Climate-KIC , accessed 2024-11-26
  12. Changing the narratives around waste reuse in Nigeria (2022-07-01) , The Sun Nigeria , accessed 2024-11-26
  13. A look into innovative and localised waste recycling in Africa (2022-12-29) , Tribune Online , accessed 2024-11-26
  14. BlueInvest Africa 2022 , BlueInvest Africa 2022 , accessed 2024-11-26
  15. Meet the top 25 for Next Einstein Forum's Challenge of Invention to Innovation (2020-03-04) , Ventureburn , accessed 2024-11-26
  16. Extreme Tech Challenge Black Founded Startup Winners & Finalists (2023-02-09) , Extreme Tech Challenge , accessed 2024-11-26
  17. The imperative of environmental sustainability: Addressing Climate change through innovation (2024-09-24) , The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News , accessed 2024-11-26
  18. Mukuru youth meet YouthAdapt Challenge winner , LLAHub , accessed 2024-11-26
  19. DAAYTA 2021 Concludes As ARM Announces ₦12m Grant Winner (2021-04-22) , accessed 2024-11-26
  20. WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections , patentscope.wipo.int , accessed 2024-11-29
  21. WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections , patentscope.wipo.int , accessed 2024-11-29
  22. WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections , patentscope.wipo.int , accessed 2024-11-29
  23. Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Yewande Akinse (2022-12-06) , Konya Shamsrumi , accessed 2024-11-26