The International Water Management Institute brought together policymakers, private-sector actors, researchers and development partners in Nairobi last week to advance data-driven planning for Kenya’s circular bioeconomy and organic waste sector using the WasteWise Tool.<\/p>\n
The WasteWise Tool<\/strong>, co-developed since 2022 through national and regional consultations, enables municipalities, investors, enterprises and cooperatives to map waste streams, assess resource-recovery options, test scenarios and inform investment decisions with validated data.<\/p>\n Nairobi City County officials reported that the city produces between 3,000 and 3,600 tonnes of waste daily, of which roughly 60 percent is organic, while only about 40 percent of waste is collected. Despite persistent open dumping and gaps in infrastructure and data, workshop participants identified strong potential for composting, recycling, waste-to-energy approaches and black soldier fly valorization.<\/p>\n KEPSA underlined the role of private-sector innovation in mapping bioeconomy actors and called for regulatory reform and climate-smart business models supported by green financing, including carbon markets and partnerships such as P4G. Enterprises showcased practical solutions: Protein Master demonstrated BSF-based valorization, Ecoloop Solutions highlighted on-site composting, and Takataka Nimali presented digital waste tracking and marketplace platforms that can improve traceability and revenue streams.<\/p>\n UN-Habitat emphasized its experience applying the Waste Wise Cities Tool and reinforced that validated waste data is critical for planning, SDG reporting and attracting investment. The workshop clarified priority use cases for the WasteWise Tool, from county-level waste mapping to economic zoning for BSF enterprises and the creation of integrated data repositories to support national planning.<\/p>\n Next steps agreed by stakeholders include building a national digital repository for waste data, strengthening policies and extended producer responsibility pathways for organic waste, expanding capacity for segregation at source, mapping and validating major organic waste streams, streamlining licensing and regulatory processes, and fostering cross-sector partnerships to avoid duplication while supporting pilots and scaling.<\/p>\n Organizers expressed gratitude to Nairobi City County Government, KEPSA, UN-Habitat, Protein Master, Ecoloop Solutions Africa, Takataka Nimali and the many experts who contributed. Special appreciation was noted for the coordination and technical support provided by Tosi Somorin, Solomie Gebrezgabher, Dzifa Agbefu, Josey Kamanda, Inga Jacobs-Mata, James Kinyua, Rahel Mesganaw, Kinyanjui J. Koimbori and Mario Kainga.<\/p>\n Kenya’s experience with the WasteWise Tool offers a practical model for cities seeking scalable organic waste solutions and data-driven investment planning, with lessons that can inform urban waste strategies across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learn how the WasteWise Tool is powering data-driven waste planning in Kenya, enabling resource recovery, investment decisions and scalable organic waste solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}