MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SITUATION IN NAIROBI CITY, KENYA

PRESENTED BY: DR LEAH OYAKE-OMBIS

CHIEF OFFICER ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY

NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

African Regional Municipal Solid Waste Workshop in Nice, France

November 5-7, 2014

Nice, France

VISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NAIROBI CITY

“A healthy, safe, secure and sustainable solid waste management system fit for a

world-class city”

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MISSION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NAIROBI CITY

I. To improve and protect the public health of Nairobi residents and visitors;

II. To protect ecological health, diversity and productivity; and

III. To maximize resource recovery through the participatory approach.

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GOALS OF THE ISWMP (Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan)

I. To significantly extend resource recovery, including but not going beyond the creation of enabling environment and the development of markets for recyclables;

II. To build (awareness and capacity for) source separation as essential components of sustainable waste management;

III. To restructure and extend efficient and equitable collection of source-separated waste streams with the view of protection of public health and the environment; and

IV. To build new environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for safe disposal of residual waste and replacing current dumpsites which should be decommissioned

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CURRENT SWM SITUATIONThe Status…

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SOLID WASTE GENERATION RATE

•2,240Tones/Day

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY

•50%

ACTORS

• City Authorities

•CBO’s

• Private Firms

• Self Disposal

CURRENT SWM SITUATIONThe Process…

Solid Waste Generation

Collection

Dumping

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GOOD PRACTICES

Despite the dismal collection of solid waste in Nairobi,city, there are practices and activities of informal actors(CBOs, CBO-SACCOs and yard shop operators) and otherformal industrial actors on solid waste collection,recycling and waste reduction.

Practices and activities of these actor groups are viewed as innovations with the potential to change the way solid waste is handled.

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GOOD PRACTICES

Separation

Recycling

Marketing

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Analysis of the development and implementation of

recycling activities and use of biodegradable plastic bags

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Resource Allocation

There is no urgency to prioritize solid waste management in the city budgeting process.

Efficiency

Lack of efficient solid waste collection and disposal mechanisms

Public Apathy

There is insufficiency of concerted efforts to support public education on solid waste management issues

CHALLENGES

Open Dumpsite at Dandora dump site: Through Public Education on source separation of waste, the

situation can be reversed.

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RELATIONSHIP TO CCAC Nairobi is one of the C40 cities

In this respect, various actors in the solid waste management space have adopted a variety of technologies to reduce short lived climate pollutants, including

Source Separation

Recycling

Marketing of the recycled products

Through the network, we expect to benefit from expertise of thedifferent actors in the network in terms of applicabletechnologies and best practices in reducing the short livedclimate pollutants

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CONCLUSION

More resources should be allocated to Solid Waste Management

There should be concerted effort towards public education asfar as SWM issues are concerned

Efficient collection, reduction and disposal mechanisms shouldbe implemented

The C40 Network is therefore a platform for City manager toharness the necessary expertise and technical backstopping inreducing Climate Pollutants

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THANK YOU!

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