Talk: Waste management as an export opportunity in East Africa (online)

Waste management is the talk of the town in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Five years ago, Extended Producer Responsibility as a model for waste management was barely on the radar in East Africa.

Fast forward, through the support of the Danida-funded programs, we saw the launch of Kenya’s Producer Responsibility Organization, KEPRO, as an independent body to handle plastic waste management and instill a secondary market for recycled plastic products.

In a couple of months, Kenyan Parliament is set to pass a new waste bill that will introduce 4 more Producer Responsibility Organizations to govern waste streams such as E-waste, automotive, and hazardous waste.

Meanwhile, similar initiatives are now being introduced in the neighboring countries of Uganda and Kenya.

With Denmark’s consistent focus on circular economy, Danish impact companies are in a great position to seize market opportunities within waste management: Apart from hardware technologies to treat waste, a whole infrastructure has to be built for the digital side for governing waste management.

Finally, innovation and know-how are needed around design solutions as new secondary markets have to be established for recycled materials.

Free virtual A2i Talk on Friday, June 10 at 9.30 -10.10 AM CEST.

Please register to [email protected].