This archive report was first published on 22 June 2021.
As Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) boss, Major General Mohammed Badi, revealed during the launch of the Nairobi Circular Economy campaign, the city's residents could soon face trouble for disposing of waste without separating them.
Speaking at the event, Badi stated that if the current waste management Bill is passed into law, he would be at the forefront to enforce it. The Bill aims to ensure that waste separation is done at the household level.
According to Badi, the city generates 3,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, with a linear method of collecting and dumping in Dandora. He emphasized that once the Bill is passed into law, residents will be required to have four dustbins for different types of wastes.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment has launched the circular economy campaign to educate Kenyans on waste management and provide opportunities for residents to make money from garbage. The county is also constructing material recovery centres in all 17 city sub-counties for the collection of segregated wastes.
Environment PS Chris Kiptoo explained that circular economy involves handling discarded materials as commodities for reuse rather than for disposal, and conserving them through waste prevention, recycling, composting, and other technologies.
