According to the sustainable waste management act, Kenyans who go against the act will be deemed to have committed an offence and be liable for a fine of Kshs. 20000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
Speaking during an interview at TV 47 today on Tuesday, James Odongo, Chief Administrative Officer at Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organisation (KEPRO) revealed that the Act had been necessitated by a change in the country’s economic model.
“We are trying to move away from a linear economy to a circular economy,” Odongo explained the economic shift that brought about the Sustainable Act.“That can only be achieved through the realisation of a recycling economy as an intermediary.”
The KEPRO boss explained that Kenya cannot have a recycling economy if waste is not recycled at source – households.
According to the Act, Kenyans will dispose the collected waste to only licensed waste service providers or designated collection points. County governments have the sole mandate of developing, managing and maintaining designated disposal sites and landfills.
