Waste can be a source of value that we re-invest in our shared thriving. But there is work to be done by all of us. We can begin to create change by shifting the narrative about the source and cause of our country’s waste problem, which often starts with apportioning blame to individuals, predominantly those that are poor and marginalised.
USE-IT is a Non-Profit Organisation that aims to divert waste and create jobs by creating opportunities for waste beneficiation. It partners with businesses to help them better understand their waste production, from raw material inputs, to what eventually ends up in...
The Community Cooker project in Kibera converts rubbish into energy using a high-temperature industrial cooker. Workers sort waste, separating out recyclable materials, and incinerating the rest. The cooker is housed in a communal publicly accessible facility. It uses...
A woman-led social impact venture is helping Nairobi divert waste from landfill through the manufacture of plastic-based building materials. Gjenge Makers Ltd. is a social enterprise that uses plastics to develop alternative and more affordable building materials....
The Earthly Touch Foundation is creating social and economic value out of plastic waste, while at the same time taking single-use plastic and other waste off the streets and away from landfill by turning them into eco-bricks. These eco-bricks are used to build...