Country profile

Kenya

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Kenya.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated65.4kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage68.2%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste31.8%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Food and organics58.8%

Plastic13.8%

Paper and cardboard11.3%

Other materials8.3%

Textiles7.8%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified68.2%

Uncollected31.8%

National waste lawYes

National waste planNational Sustainable Waste Management Policy

Responsible institutionNational Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemNot reported