Circular Economy for Household Organic Waste

Household organic waste makes up over 60% of municipal waste but is currently un-valued, un-collected, and a source of pollution. This project thus creates an urban waste collection system in Kakamega, Kenya, to feed 4,000 tonnes pa of household organic waste into Regen Organic’s (part of Sanergy Inc.) new waste processing plant. This is then converted into organic fertiliser and animal feed, providing regenerative inputs for local farmers who, in turn, supply food to the urban area, creating a circular economy. The innovation is in incentivising household separation of waste and creating privately run aggregation centres that can profitably integrate waste into Regen Organic’s supply chain, whilst creating decent jobs.

The key objective of this project is to create a commercially viable circular economy model for household organic waste that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, improves household waste services, and transforms the lives of informal waste workers.