The Strathmore Executive
Kenya’s Potential to Build the First Zero Plastic Waste Capital City in Africa Birds circling above the waste dumping ground in Dandora and street children mark the site of the waste landfill site, 8 kilometers outside of Nairobi city. Each day thousands of waste pickers, scavenge through the 2000 metric tonnes arriving daily.
e-waste and metals. Companies such as Mr. Green Africa, see these waste pickers as today’s invisible heroes, and by trading in recyclable plastics, they have not only created recognised employment for many but also recycled more than 3000 tonnes of plastic.
Top finds include high-density plastics, bottles, However, there are too few operations like these
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December 2020 Magazine
