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| Plastics are strewn all over Nairobi from the city centre to low income settlements. Apart from being an eyesore, the plastics present health and environmental problems. [PHOTO: FILE / STANDARD] |
By GARDY CHACHA
NAIROBI, KENYA: As early as 1997, Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (Nema) estimated that Nairobi alone produced 1,530 tonnes of solid waste in a single day. “Plastics and other non-biodegradable waste are strewn all over low-income settlements causing great health and environmental concerns,” Nema writes in its official website.