Government Says Anyone Introducing a Product in the Kenyan Market Must Comply With EPR

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29th February 2024 – Nairobi: In a bold move to ensure compliance with the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations (EPR), the government ha...

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UNEA 6: What to Expect from Kenya’s Private Sector Participation

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The United Nations Environment Assembly’s sixth session (UNEA-6) can be summarized as a platform for exploring new ideas and making bold decisions to ...

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Kenya Plastics Pact Participates in First Ever in-person Meeting of Global Plastics Pacts Network Held in South Africa

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On Friday, January 23rd, 2024, the first ever meeting of the international members of the Plastics Pact Network convened in South Africa, with delegat...

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Why Plastic Pollution and Climate Change Should be Jointly Addressed

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Plastic pollution does not exist in a vacuum because of the interdependence of organisms in our ecosystem. Plastic pollution affects natural processes...

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Ministry pushes for circular economy to improve waste management

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The CS noted that the challenge with using the circular economy as a way to manage waste is the need for a mindset shift. As such, she said, the minis...

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UPANDE

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Re-Connect For Good Practices On The Sustainable Circular Economy Journey. Upande Ltd is a private Kenyan social enterprise founded in 2009.  We devel...

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Safeguard plants for survival of humanity

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On March 29, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to designate every May 12 as the International Day of Plant Health. This d...

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Circularity requires collaboration from companies, large and small

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When we think about what it will take to transform our global economy, it is easy to suffer from one of two thought distortions: The first is an overw...

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Country report-Plastic value chain in Kenya

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Certain steps to advance waste management in Kenya have already been taken by both the private and public sector. Most notable development is the init...

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National Guidance: Plastic pollution hotspotting and shaping action

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Hotspots: They refer to the most relevant plastic polymers, applications, industrial sectors, regions or waste management stages causing the leakage o...

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