Kenya Plastic Pact

Kenya design for recycling guidelines for plastic packaging for PET bottles 2023

Our heavy reliance on plastics packaging has long been of growing concern. Over the years, plastics packaging has become an essential material for many industries and indeed for the economy fulfilling many essential roles; from protection, storage and transport functions.These functions essentially contribute to sustainability, as packaging prevents damage to sensitive products and loss of food.

The Kenya Plastics Pact aligns with current national policies and initiatives and will therefore :

• Help reduce the amount of plastic waste generated.
• Push for the collection, reuse and recycling of waste in an environmentally sound manner.
• The Kenya Plastics Pact is a voluntary agreement, driving ambitious voluntary action.
• It’s reinforced by Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation.
• It’s an opportunity to show leadership on tackling plastic waste and pollution in Kenya.
• Leverages progress by sharing knowledge with other Pacts around the world.
• Integrating Kenya’s informal waste sector, which is crucial to achieving a circular economy.

• Brings together key businesses across the plastic value chain, government, NGOs and other stakeholders to address system challenges, that a single organization cannot solve on its own.
• A national collaborative platform to unlock innovation and investment to help us reach a circular economy for plastics in Kenya.
• A platform for business led action to complement and accelerate existing government programs, initiatives and policies.
• Supports the Kenyan recycling sector: delivering jobs, skills and investment opportunities.
• Offers opportunities to forge new partnerships.