Complement Extended Producer Responsibility

Complement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) with a “bottom-up” community-based/owned value chain

• The enactment of the Sustainable Waste Management Act (SWMA) in 2022 and the subsequent Sustainable Waste Management (Extended Producer Responsibility) Regulations in late 2024 have established the legal and regulatory basis for EPR. This places mandatory waste management obligations on producers for the products they introduce to the market.
• The regulations mandate that producers either fulfill their EPR obligations individually or collectively by joining a PRO. Organizations like the Kenya Extended Producer Responsibility Organization (KEPRO) have been established and are actively engaging with producers and communities.
• The implementation of the EPR regulations faced temporary setbacks due to a High Court order in May 2025 that briefly halted the process.
• The decentralized and informal nature of community-based waste collection and aggregation poses a challenge to establishing a standardized, efficient, and profitable value chain.