The Kenya Plastics Pact Members have progressed with the first outcome, by collectively establishing the Design Guidelines for Recyclability in Kenya, with the first version focusing on PET Bottles and HDPE Bottles and Jars.
These design guidelines for recyclability aim to provide clear recommendations to decision-makers on how to design plastic packaging to be compatible with current (and future projections of) mechanical recycling infrastructure. They will be regularly updated and amended in response to changes in the collection, sorting, recycling technologies and infrastructure within Kenya.
The Design Guidelines for Recyclability in Kenya, for PET Bottles and HDPE Bottles & Jars, were launched on the 31st of May 2023, during the Pre-World Environment Day National Dialogue which took place in Nairobi.
