2021 in Review

Despite 2021 being heralded as a year for recovery and environmental opportunity for Kenya, greenwashing by government, industry, civil society, and activists continued to undermine progress in tackling pollution and environmental degrAdation. clean up kenya continued to fight greenwashing at every opportunity.

TOP STORy OF 2021

UK charity begins work in Kenya to undermine plastic regulation

Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, has started work together with leading polluters in Kenya to undermine plastic regulation

Here is why the proposed Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility law is likely to fail

Clean Up Kenya Founder and Patron, Betterman Simidi, points out three fundamental weaknesses in the proposed Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility law

One in every two plastic bottles waste in Kenya is from Coca-Cola

A damning report by Clean Up Kenya and Nairobi Recyclers places The Coca-Cola Company at the center of the plastic waste pandemic in Kenya.

A Business Case for a Deposit Return Scheme for Kenya

Here is why it is time for Kenya to welcome a Deposit Return Scheme to end the runaway problem of packaging pollution caused by plastic bottles.

Clean Up Kenya launches a reusable bottle campaign in Nairobi

Clean Up Kenya launches an advocacy campaign to encourage members of the public to use refillable water bottles to help reduce plastic pollution.

First national pollution brand audit report to be launched in Kenya

A national brand audit report by Clean Up Kenya and Nairobi Recyclers to reveal who are the biggest plastic bottles polluters in Kenya

Clean Up Kenya appoints 8-year-old to Advisory Board

Jada Neema will represent the interests of children within the Clean Up Kenya structures effective 1st September 2021.

Justice for Waste Pickers campaign launched in Nairobi

This campaign is meant to highlight the plight of Kenyan informal waste pickers and push for a government-led process to address the problem.

Member of Parliament to request for a Ministerial Statement on plastic pollution in Kenya

MP will ask relevant Cabinet Secretaries for a statement on the issues of child labor in recycling and exploitation of waste pickers

‘Tower of Plastics’ Prototype Unveiled in Nairobi

Clean Up Kenya and Nairobi Recyclers have unveiled a prototype of a 'Tower of Plastics' which we plan to build in Nairobi to raise awareness on plastic packaging pollution in...