{"id":129947,"date":"2024-04-23T07:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T04:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/a-vision-for-sustainable-waste-management-and-prevention-in-nairobi\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T07:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T04:57:48","slug":"a-vision-for-sustainable-waste-management-and-prevention-in-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/a-vision-for-sustainable-waste-management-and-prevention-in-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"A vision for sustainable waste management and prevention in Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129947\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Recent revelations expose the role of oil and gas companies in exacerbating the plastic waste crisis by misleading the public with false recycling promises while ramping up virgin plastic production. In Kenya, where informal waste management prevails, plastic pollution poses grave environmental and health risks for waste workers and nearby communities. In an interview with EIT Climate-KIC, Mavji Varsani, CEO of Vintz Plastics, a plastics recycling company that is part of the Circular Economy Innovation Cluster network said, \u201cThe main challenges for Kenya\u2019s waste management sector are related to policies not being implemented. Education is critical. The sector needs to be aware of how to manage and dispose of waste correctly for environmental safety. We need to find ways to innovate and give value to waste, turning it into a resource. This shift in mindset can benefit the entire sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging the limitations of relying solely on recycling, the cluster adopts a holistic strategy, engaging local stakeholders to map challenges and incubating circular ideas, especially targeting upstream innovations and marginalised groups like informal waste workers. The focus lies not only on recycling but also on waste prevention, guided by core circular principles, thus initiating a transformative shift in Nairobi\u2019s approach to waste management.<\/p>\n<p>Key insights from a baseline study conducted by Wasafiri Consulting highlight the necessity of upstream circular solutions, integration of informal workers into waste management initiatives, and the need for diverse platforms to foster collaboration. The programme will also facilitate knowledge exchange and co-learning events to bridge silos and accelerate the transition to circularity.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climate-kic.org\/news\/a-vision-for-sustainable-waste-management-in-nairobi\/\">Climate KIC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/4-513\/\">A vision for sustainable waste management and prevention in Nairobi<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[575,1190,3698,6701],"class_list":["post-129947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-kenya","tag-nairobi","tag-waste-management"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}