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The implementation of the Kenya Plastics Action Plan was part of our candid discussion with @NemaKenya DG Mamo B. Mamo at a meeting held yesterday.

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The #PlasticsActionPlan launched last year, is a private sector-led Policy and Action Plan that seeks to enable a circular economy for the environmentally sustainable use and recycling of plastics in Kenya

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Speaking at the meeting with @NemaKenya , KAM Chair @MucaiKunyiha emphasized that the role of the manufacturing sector in the circular economy rests in sustainable waste management and Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes

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Circular economy aims to eradicate waste—not just from manufacturing processes, as lean management aspires to do, but systematically, throughout the life cycles and uses of products and their components. - KAM Chair @MucaiKunyiha

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DG @NemaKenya Mamo B Mamo, 'We need to set a global example for waste management, and turn our challenges into opportunities.'

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The discussion between KAM & @NemaKenya also highlighted:

1. Need for better effluent management

2. Air quality requirements

3. Awareness engagements on waste management

4. Clean ups to address existing waste in the environment

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