Congratulations for the fifth year since the banning on use of plastic polythene bags which took effect in your tenure as the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Water and Natural resources. Effective banning of plastic carrier bags continues to elude many nations. How were you able to get it done?
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Waste is part of growth, managing it well is going to nourish a better world for us and future generations and ecosystem in whole.
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Dr. Richard Munang Deputy Director, UN Environment Programme, Africa Office | Sustainability Expert| Creative Leadership| Keynote Speaker | Multi-Award Winner. The globe generates slightly over 2 billion tonnes of solid waste every year, and of this amount, only about 19% of this waste is recycled. In the critical plastic waste area, which was the subject of a ground-breaking global resolution to end
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By Patricia Akinyi K’Omudho-Chief Environment Officer (MSWM-CE) Background Nairobi County is heavily polluted with solid waste and an urgent intervention to address the menace is needed. We realize that since Nairobi City is a global environment capital, Kenya needs to demonstrate this leadership through proper waste management. It is inspiring when we have entities coming
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Following in the footsteps of Sustainability, Grace & Gurmeet (Sonia) join the eco-entrepreneurs in Glass Upcycling and Environmental Impact, changing their city for the better by creating products for Kenya and the world. Almost a decade ago we founded ONISA Designs – a creative design and lifestyle company based in Nairobi, Kenya and subsequently came
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Okuku Eric, Maureen Kombo, Catherine Mwalugha, Purity Chepkemboi, Mary Mbuche, Kenneth Otieno Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute What are microplastics and why are they a concern Contrary to popular opinion, microplastics (MPs) have been around since the late 1800s, when they were first discovered in soil samples. The exponential growth of plastic production has
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