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Policy shift towards turning waste into wealth will pay off

Dagoretti residents crossing a clogged culvert. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Recent calls by the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) on the government to encourage circular economy approach to plastic waste management couldn't have come at a better time.

In a new policy brief, the think-tank urged authorities to encourage plastic recycling by zero-rating imported technologies. This will create jobs and reduce the impact of waste on environmental health, according to Kippra.

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