Recycling

The Nairobi Waste Crisis Is Partly a Habit Problem

By: Doris Jeruto – Head of Communications, TTNM You know this scene. You’ve stood in it. It’s the matatu stage on a Monday morning and you’re waiting, half-awake, phone in hand. Your eyes drift down: crisp packets, a bottle cap, a flattened juice carton, a plastic bag snagged on a fence and rattling in the …

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Ecosort Buy-Back Centers: Communities at the heart of recycling

By: Doris Jeruto – Head of Communications, TTNM According to the Waste Management and Circular Economy Investment Prospectus, approximately 45,000 waste pickers operate across Kenya and recover around 80% of reclaimed plastic. Yet many of the people at the heart of this recovery economy continue to work with limited infrastructure, unpredictable markets and limited access …

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