Making Waste Visibleand Measurable at the Source.

The data you need to make better waste decisions in real time.

We don’t replace your bins. We make them visible and measurable.

OUR MISSION

To make waste visible and measurable at the source, giving organisations and governments verified data to reduce waste, improve resource recovery, increase cost transparency and make better-informed decisions.

OUR VISION

To make waste as visible, measurable and accountable as electricity and water—building the measurement infrastructure that turns waste into actionable resource intelligence.

01 · THE PROBLEM
The measurement problem

Waste is billed after it is mixed.

A kitchen, a food court, a tenant and a loading dock all produce waste. Once it is consolidated into shared loads, where it came from and how much each source contributed is often lost, and later invoices and reports rarely bring that back.

At the source

Still identifiable

Each outlet, tenant or zone produces its own waste. This is where Bilqis measures.

Visibility gapConsolidation

Mixed together

Bags from every source go into shared bins, compactors and skips.

The invoice

One number

A period, a total weight and an amount. The source rarely reaches the bill.

THE VISIBILITY GAP

Waste starts at identifiable sources. Between the source and the invoice, that information is easily lost.

  • Little measurement at the sourceWaste is often estimated rather than measured where it is produced.
  • Attribution lost in consolidationOnce waste is mixed, who generated it is hard to recover.
  • Limited real-time visibilityTeams often see figures only after the period has closed.
  • Hard to reconcileMatching waste activity with invoices and reports takes effort.
OUR PRODUCTS

One platform. Two ways to capture.

Bilqis Live brings your waste data together in real time. Data comes from your teams with Bilqis Scan, or automatically from Bilqis Vision pods retrofitted to the bins you already have. Add a scale, and Vision becomes Bilqis Meter.

Front of house · VisibilityOffices, venues and public spacesBilqis Vision shows what is thrown away and whether it is in the right bin: items, materials and contamination, never estimated weights.
Back of house · MeasurementBin rooms, kitchens and collection pointsWherever there is a scale, Bilqis Meter records measured kilograms per stream, and Bilqis Scan documents what teams find.
EVENTS & VENUES · OUR INITIAL FOCUS

See the waste where it happens.

Festivals, sporting events and exhibitions, and the venues that host them, produce waste at dozens of points at once, across many vendors.

  • The busy hours, as they happen — which stands produce the most waste.
  • Every kilo tied to its source — the vendor, outlet or tenant.
  • Crews sent where they are needed — before problems build up.
A packed stadium bowl under floodlights during a match
Illustration: example stations on a stadium photo. Weights are examples.
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Illustration of a hotel's waste points. Weights are examples.
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TARGET MARKETS & INDUSTRIES

Starting in the Gulf, built for many industries.

Where Bilqis is starting, and the settings Bilqis is designed for. Markets and application areas, not installations.

Target markets
Industries
  • Facilities managementBilqis Scan turns every bin round into evidence across the sites a team manages, with contamination photos and one view in Bilqis Live.
  • Offices & business parksBilqis Vision on the bins employees already use, with contamination reported by floor and tenant in Bilqis Live.
WHY MEASURE

What gets measured can be managed.

Most commercial waste is still estimated. Reliable measurement gives the people who pay for waste, run the operation and report on it a shared, factual basis.

01VisibilityKnow how much waste is generated, where and when.
02AccountabilityAttribute waste to the tenants, outlets and areas that generate it.
03Cost transparencyBase waste costs and contractor discussions on measurement, not floor area or estimates.
04Better-informed sustainability decisionsGive sustainability reporting and commitments a measured foundation.
About Bilqis

Founded in Dubai by twin sisters, to give waste a meter.

Bilqis GreenTech was founded by twin sisters Safiatou and Sarah Fomba. We build Bilqis Live, our waste data platform, and the Bilqis Scan app, Bilqis Vision and Bilqis Meter that feed it, for commercial operators who want to understand, attribute and manage their waste. Based in Dubai, building for the wider GCC.

Safiatou and Sarah Fomba on stage at E1H, in conversation with presenter Chris McHardy
Twin sisters and co-founders Safiatou and Sarah Fomba on stage at E1H, with presenter Chris McHardy
Safiatou FombaCo-Founder, CEO & CTO

7+ years in development finance and investment, ex-African Development Bank. Leads strategy, technology, partnerships and innovation.

Sarah FombaCo-Founder & COO

7+ years in operations and hospitality, with a background in private aviation. Leads operations, logistics and client experience.

Our journey
  1. Since Apr 2024in5 Tech, DubaiBased at
  2. Nov 2024–Jan 2025MIT DesignX DXB AcceleratorParticipated
  3. Mar–Jun 2026E1H Incubator, Cohort 2Completed
  4. Jun–Sep 2026QSTP IncubationCompleted
  5. Sep 2026FHS World 2026 Startup DenFinalist
  6. Oct–Dec 2026Athar+ Accelerator, Cohort 2Current
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Contact

See how Bilqis makes waste visible and measurable.

Email
info@bilqis.org
Location
in5 Tech, Dubai, UAE
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/102771672
Instagram
@bilqisgreentech

Electricity has a meter.Water has a meter.Waste should too.

Bilqis · Making waste visible and measurable