KEPRO's is the Kenya Extended Producer Responsible Organisation. Our purpose is to accelerate the growth of Kenya's Recycling Ecosystem, leading to a Circular Economy that will protect our natural environment & create jobs for our future generations. This will be done through the implementation of a proven EPR model embedded within the environmental laws and legal framework of Kenya
Join KEPROFAQsKEPRO Launch PresentationKEPRO is an open & collaborative partnership with all stakeholders in the produced material value chain with a commitment to building a transparent & impactful extended producer responsibility scheme to fund national awareness & sustainable capacity building in Kenya's Recycling & Circular Economy
Created from the most inclusive stakeholder engagement, and governed by the widest stakeholder representation
True partnership, collaboration & transparency with all public & private stakeholders within an ecosystem of high ethical & moral standards
All strategies, policies & actions put sustainability & our environment first
Developing the Circular Economy in Kenya by growing the Recycling Ecosystem
Manufacturers have launched a plan to sustainably manage plastic waste in the country. Dubbed Kenya Plastic Action Plan, the private sector-led Policy and Action Plan seeks to enable a circular economy for the environmentally sustainable use and recycling of plastics in Kenya
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) launched the Strategic Business Plan for the establishment of a Plastic Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) in Kenya. The PRO will drive collective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the country, whereby a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle, whilst turning plastic waste into valuable resources.
KEPRO (Kenya Producer Responsibility Organisation) was incorporated on January 19th 2021, with the support of being incubated out of KAM, and having the widest Board representation across all stakeholders.
The journey to a true Circular Economy starts with full stakeholder inclusion & collaboration because no single company or industry sector can achieve the destination alone.
Packaging Users are the brands, fillers, packers, re-packers, and importers of products that are sold in the market that require some form of packaging. KEPRO fees that apply to this stakeholder group include
Annual Membership fees apply & are used to build KEPRO's organisational capacity, increase national awareness for recycling & circular ecosystems, create linkages for recyclable packaging design, and recognise packaging users who are doing the right thing
Monthly EPR fees apply (based on the volume of packaging purchased/consumed) & are used to support the recycling ecosystem to ensure the packaging waste of KEPRO members is collected, sorted & recycled.
Packaging Convertors are the manufacturers of various types of packaging made from raw materials or semi-finished raw materials for the Packaging Users to pack their products into. KEPRO fees that apply to this stakeholder group include
Annual Membership fees & Monthly EPR fees apply (based on the volume of packaging supplied) & are used to build KEPRO's organisational capacity, increase national awareness for recycling & circular ecosystems, create linkages for recyclable packaging design, and recognise packaging convertors who are doing the right thing.
Raw Material suppliers are produce and/or supply primary or intermediate raw materials to Packaging Convertors for converting into finished or semi-finished components for a packaging solution to be supplied to Packaging Users. KEPRO fees that apply to this stakeholder group include
Annual Membership fees apply & are used to build KEPRO's organisational capacity, increase national awareness for recycling & circular ecosystems, create linkages for recyclable packaging design, and recognise raw material suppliers who are doing the right thing
Retail Traders refers to distributors, food outlets, restaurants, clubs, hotels, resorts & retailers of packaged goods. All sizes of retailers are included from shopping malls to kiosks, from large modern retail to small informal retail.
Annual Membership fees apply (based on the number of outlets under a retail brand, and whether in formal or informal retail) & are used to build KEPRO's organisational capacity, increase national awareness for recycling & circular ecosystems, engage retail shops/stores to support the waste collection & develop the refillable/reusable retail model.
Supply Chain Operators refers to companies engaged in the storage and transportation of materials, packaging, packaged products, and waste at different stages of the value chain.
Annual Membership fees apply (based on size of operation) & are used towards auditing & reconciliation of the mass flows through the waste value chain from collection to sorting to recycling to offtake.
Waste Collectors refers to companies engaged in the collection and transportation of waste in single or separate streams from waste at formal or informal disposal points or from the environment.
Annual Membership fees apply (based on formal or informal sector, and size of operation) & are used towards auditing & reconciliation of the mass flows through the waste value chain from collection to sorting to recycling to offtake.
Waste Sorters refers to companies engaged in the sorting of waste into separate material fractions for sending downstream, preferably towards reuse, repair, recycling or composting purposes; otherwise if not possible then to incineration or landfill companies.
Annual Membership fees apply (based on formal or informal sector, and size of operation) & are used towards auditing & reconciliation of the mass flows through the waste value chain from collection to sorting to recycling to offtake.
Waste Recyclers refers to companies engaged in the reprocessing of sorted post consumer material waste into a form that can be used by a convertor to manufacture either a different product (ie. Down Cycling) or back into the same application from which the waste came (ie. Circular Recycling) without compromising packaging safety standards.
Annual Membership fees apply (based on formal or informal sector, and size of operation) & are used towards auditing & reconciliation of the mass flows through the waste value chain from collection to sorting to recycling to offtake.
Engage KEPRO to partner with private sector voluntary EPR development & for national EPR legislation & regulation, and engage KEPRO to support stakeholders at country & sub-county levels.
Engage KEPRO to provide value to BMO members through KEPRO membership to align with PRO and EPR voluntary & mandatory regulations, and understand & engage in opportunities as Kenya shifts to the Recycling and Circular Economy.
Consumer means the end user of a product. KEPRO will provide to consumers through it's media platforms education & awareness of the need to shift from a Linear to a Recycling & Circular Economy, including awareness of sustainable brands & supply chain partners, and invitation to participate in environment impact activities.
Engage KEPRO to partner for cross-sharing global best practices & grant funding to subsidise specialist & technical resources & technology access
This community refers to innovators in developing & commercialising products made from post-consumer waste materials. KEPRO aims to support this community through the formation of a Recycling & Circular Economy innovation incubator
KEPRO will increase awareness & education about how Kenya's environment can be improved by adopting Recycling & Circular Economy Models, and showcase individuals, companies and regulators who are making this happen in Kenya
KEPRO's EPR model emerged from extensive & multiple stakeholder conversations, global and local research, and support & guidance from Cyclos Germany & AHK Kenya. The outcome is a proven EPR model taking the best of global standards, the current reality of Kenya & the vision we have for a true Circular Economy that creates millions of jobs & gives our future generations a clean natural environment.
1. COLLABORATION: We Win for the Environment:
a. Collaboration with all public & private stakeholders
b. Based on global standards & local adaptation
c. Annual Membership Fees based on role in value chain & tons of packaging used
d. Monthly EPR Fees based on materials volume of packaging users & producers
e. Real time recognition & validation on KEPRO website
2. COMMITMENT: We put the Environment First:
a. Aggregate revenue & spend transparently shared with all members
b. Data privacy will be maintained by management at all times
c. Ethical & moral standards applicable to all stakeholders
d. KEPRO will support members on technical & regulatory matters pertaining to PRO & EPR compliance & moving to Circular Economy
3. CIRCULARITY: Our True North is Circular Economy
a. EPR fees will subsidise collection, sorting & recycling ecosystem operators
b. EPR fee policy will be based on complexity, recyclability & circularity of waste
Committing to a Collaborative Circular Economy needs champions who believe we can make Kenya's natural environment better for our future generations & our beautiful biodiversity. Listen to what some of the champions are saying...
