Challenges Addressed
Malkins is committed to providing reliable, innovative, and client-focused solutions. We work closely with our clients to deliver results that matter, backed by professionalism and a dedication to excellence.
Sanitation Challenges Addressed
Across Africa, millions face daily battles against unsanitary conditions, environmental degradation, and waterborne diseases. Malkins delivers innovative biotech solutions to transform these critical challenges.
Nine Core Challenges We Solve
From rural pit toilets to urban fatbergs, our biotechnology targets the root causes of Africa's most pressing sanitation and environmental crises.
Rural Crisis
Unsanitary Pit Toilets
Fly-infested, blocked, and overflowing pit toilets in rural areas create breeding grounds for disease. Pathogens contaminate soil and water sources, threatening community health.
Solution: DropIt
Suburban Issue
Septic Tank Overload
Backed-up and overflowing septic tanks in rural and suburban areas emit hazardous odors and raw sewage. System failures create environmental emergencies and property damage.
Solution: DropIt
Infrastructure
Treatment Plant Overload
Hydraulically overloaded and poorly operated wastewater treatment plants fail to process volumes efficiently. Sludge buildup and inadequate aeration reduce treatment capacity.
Solution: GP4B
Urban Crisis
FOG
Fats, Oils, and Grease lining drains and sewer pipes create massive fatbergs. These congealed masses block entire municipal systems, causing overflows and infrastructure damage.
Solution: FOG-OFF
Environmental
Nutrient Pollution
Excessive phosphates and nitrates from synthetic fertilizers trigger explosive algae growth. Cyanobacteria, blanketweed, and water hyacinth choke waterways and destroy aquatic ecosystems.
Solution: GP-Aqua
Public Health
Unsafe Drinking Water
Poor quality rural drinking water contaminated with E. coli, Salmonella, Schistosoma, Cholera, and Hepatitis A. Pathogens from inadequate sanitation enter water supplies daily.
Solution: Mattis Filtration
Urban Crisis
Municipal Fatbergs
Fatbergs are huge, solid clogs that build up in sewers when fats, oils, and grease (FOG) mix with non-biodegradable items such as wet wipes. These chunks, which are often rock-solid, made from sewage, and have a strong odour, can lead to serious, expensive, and sometimes disastrous sewer overflows.
Solution: GP-FOG
Agricultural
Agricultural Biofuel
Many farmers are becoming more aware of the opportunity to create biofuel from the waste or byproducts of their farms. By converting waste into biofuel, farmers can reduce disposal costs, generate additional income, and contribute to renewable energy efforts. However, they face challenges such as the lengthy time required to produce gas and bottlenecks that can occur during the hydrolysis and acid production stages. Hydrolysis and acid production are early steps in breaking down organic material, where complex molecules are converted into simpler compounds needed for gas production. Addressing these challenges can help farmers fully realize the benefits of biofuel generation.
Solution: GP4B-AN
Agricultural
Agriculture Toxic Fertilisers
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers damages farms by degrading soil health, disrupting beneficial microbes, and causing nutrient runoff that poisons water systems. These fertilizers, which are often over-applied, lead to reduced long-term crop yields, soil acidification, and increased emissions of potent greenhouse gases, creating an unsustainable "agrochemical treadmill".
Solution: GP-EcoGrow
