Notes from the route, the sorting yard and the community.
Guides, programme updates and stories from our day-to-day work managing waste across Kasarani. 50 articles and counting.
New Recyclable Buy-Back Point Now Open in Githurai
Githurai residents no longer need to travel to Kasarani or Roysambu to sell sorted plastic — a new buy-back point is now open on site every Tuesday.
Read Article →Door-to-Door Waste Collection Now Covers Six Kasarani Villages
Our weekly collection route has expanded from two to six villages in under a year, bringing organised waste pick-up to thousands more residents.
Read Article →What We Learned Piloting a Second Sorting Yard in Zimmerman
A second, smaller sorting yard in Zimmerman cut transport time for two collection routes. Here is how the three-month pilot went.
Read Article →How Boda Boda Riders Became an Informal Last-Mile Link in Our Recycling Chain
A handful of boda boda riders started bringing sorted plastic to our buy-back points between fares. It has quietly become a meaningful part of how material reaches us.
Read Article →Working With Local Eateries on Cooking Oil and Grease Waste
Used cooking oil and grease from Kasarani eateries create a waste problem most collection programmes ignore. Here is how we are starting to address it.
Read Article →The Specific Challenges of Waste Collection in Denser, Informal Housing
Some of the areas within our service area have narrow paths and dense, unplanned housing that our standard route model was not originally designed around.
Read Article →Handling Waste at Local Events: What Kasarani Day Taught Us
Large local gatherings generate a spike in waste that our normal weekly schedule was not designed to absorb. Here is what we learned supporting a recent community event.
Read Article →Sunton Estate Joins the Weekly Segregated Collection Programme
Sunton becomes the latest estate to move from mixed to segregated collection, with separate pick-up days for organic and recyclable waste.
Read Article →Funerals, Weddings and the Waste Nobody Plans For
Family events like funerals and weddings generate a sudden spike in household waste that a normal weekly collection schedule was not designed to absorb. Here is how we handle requests for extra support.
Read Article →Two Years of Collection Work: What Our Safety Record Has Taught Us
Waste collection carries real occupational risk. Looking back honestly at incidents and near-misses over our operating history has directly shaped our current safety practices.
Read Article →Making Collection and Buy-Back Genuinely Accessible for Residents With Disabilities
Standard collection points and buy-back queues are not automatically accessible to residents with mobility or other disabilities. Here is what we have changed after hearing directly from affected residents.
Read Article →How Githurai Market Vendors Are Reducing Organic Waste Loss
A pilot with vegetable vendors at Githurai market cut spoiled produce waste significantly by connecting unsold stock with our composting stream.
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