Lebanon, 2015. A waste crisis is near, the biggest landfill in Lebanon closed, and authorities froze. Something had to be done to prevent the incoming catastrophe. One day at a seminar that discussed solutions to the upcoming disaster, Christopher and Aya met up. They studied at the same campus, never imagining that they would work together. But because they share the same vision of a waste-free world, they teamed up and founded Diwama in 2021. With a cleantech drive, they sought ways to contribute to the urban adoption of new techniques and processes in waste management. Their first product was introduced in mid-2021 and utilized AI to help waste sorting facilities control, optimize and monetize their processes to consequently better performance. The solution enables dynamic public policy development obtained through data metrics and performance indicators. This was the first step of a thousand miles, and with their disruptive mindset, team skillset, and experience, they offer a promising contribution at the individual, corporate, and government levels to develop the waste management industry and enhance its processes.
Since our very beginning, we envisioned our potentials in utilizing Artificial Intelligence to improve mankind’s quality of life which helped set our objectives to make AI an affordable and accessible technology across the globe with focus on the developing nations.
At Diwama, sustainability is preserved through our triple pillars “environment”, “society” and “economical fulfillment”. Our business model supports social well-being, environmental well-being through a healthy commercial module that fuels and protects our longevity.
The MIT Arab Startup Demo Day is a platform to showcase MENA-based (or focused) startups. Each selected startup was given the opportunity to pitch their startup to a wide audience which includes early-stage investors, and also received a virtual booth to showcase their work and interact with the public.
DIWAMA (Reseco) – a smart waste container that sorts paper, cardboard, plastics, cans, glass and electronic waste from a household waste bag won first place at the 2020 Berytech e-Hackathon, the first virtual hackathon focusing on clean technology organized by Berytech under the Cleanergy Program, and supported by the Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands in Lebanon.
Interviewed at a local TV Channel - OTV.
Diwama is introducing Artificial Intelligence into waste management to drive recycling revenues. Diwama’s product “Vitron” is an AI-based image recognition software providing automated waste analysis for waste sorting and recycling facilities. Data is collected on waste streams and translated into actionable insights to optimize facility performance, increase both recycling rates and recyclables quality.
Get in touch with us to explore how we digitize the management of your waste streams to drive transparency and efficiency in your operations.