Despite recent national commitments and policies to reduce plastic pollution and increase recycling, plastic pollution remains a significant problem in Kenya. An estimated 92 percent of Kenya’s plastic is mismanaged and only seven percent of plastic is recycled, resulting in 37 kilotons of plastic waste leaking into the environment and ocean each year. To reduce plastic pollution in Kenya, two of the country's biggest waste management priorities are to increase plastic collection and waste management infrastructure.
This project seeks to sustainably increase the amount of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic collected for recycling by establishing 12 aggregation hubs across eight counties. These aggregation hubs will enable T3 Plastics, one of Kenya’s leading PET recyclers, to multiply its collection and recycling rate by more than five times. These hubs will not only enable T3 to pay above the market price per kilo of plastic collected, but they will also employ women and youth.
