Public Health
Without segregation at source, household, medical and hazardous waste mix together — breeding disease, contaminating water and fouling the air when burned in the open.
Our solution: Smart collection and clean waste-to-energyRestoring Earth. Empowering Lives.
Kenya produces 22,000 tons of waste every day.
Mazilinda is building Kenya's waste-to-value system — AI-optimised collection, clean energy from biogas and solar, community rewards and practical education — turning waste from a problem into public health, power and profit.
The problem
Kenya's waste is growing faster than our ability to manage it.
As production and consumption increase, the waste from households, industries, farms, construction sites and health care facilities is projected to triple by 2030. Kenya already generates an estimated 22,000 tons every day — and as urbanization accelerates, our towns and cities alone will be producing about 5.5 million tonnes a year by 2030.
Most of it is never safely managed. Collection, transport and disposal fall short, and with no segregation at source, household, medical and hazardous waste end up mixed together — feeding littering and illegal dumping, polluting the environment, risking our health and straining the infrastructure we already have. Prevention is cheaper than cure.
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What Kenya throws away
- Organic 60–70%
- Plastic 20%
- Paper 10%
- Metal 2%
- Medical 1%
Sources: NEMA (National Environment Management Authority), Kenya; OECD.
Why it matters — and how we answer
Equity
The harm falls hardest on low-income neighbourhoods, straining clinics and infrastructure that are already stretched.
Our solution: Community engagementEnvironment
Littering and illegal dumping wash waste through drains into rivers and oceans, degrading the natural beauty of our land.
Our solution: Awareness and behaviour changeThe problem is big. So is what we can do together.
Join usOur work
Four pillars, one system.
From the field
Our projects in action.
Community engagement · Completed
World Clean Up Day
Together with Sprouting Again Children’s Home, we brought the community together to care for our shared surroundings — through action, support and environmental education.
- Community clean-up
- Donation of cleaning materials
- Education on the 5Rs of environmental conservation
Our impact so far
Placeholder figures — to be updated with verified field data.
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