Fertility is in the toilet, says scientist as she calls chemical exposure a ‘huge societal problem’
Researchers tracked what they used every day – from personal care products to household cleaners – then coached them on safer alternatives.
Kenya embarks on robust campaign to rid the country of single-use plastics
Group Executive Director at Sila Africa and Chair of the Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP) Steering Committee Akshay Shah noted the progress achieved over the past five years in advancing circular economy principles.
Lobby raises red flag over rising pollution in Kenya despite ban on single-use plastics
According to Greenpeace Africa, an earlier report by the Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP) to ensure all plastic packaging in the country is recyclable in eight years’ time was too ambitious and unattainable. The lobby group claimed the country’s production of plastic materials currently outstrips her ability to recycle the wastes.
‘Weak, static agreement serves no one’ delegates told as plastic pollution talks go into overtime
States pushing for a comprehensive treaty, including Panama, Kenya, Britain and the European Union, shared frustration that key articles on the full life cycle of plastic pollution – from the production of polymers to the disposal of waste – as well as the harm to health had been removed entirely from the text.
Golden waste: How environmentalist rake in millions from garbage in Kenya’s frontier town of Garissa
In 2021, Kenya imported approximately 575,290 tonnes of raw plastic materials, valued at around Ksh98.2 billion.
