Smart bins: Tackling Kenya's garbage menace

Eddy Gitonga, the inventor of T-Bin showcases the high-tech garbage bin at Juja City Mall in Kiambu. PHOTO | CAROLINE WAMBUI | NMG

As cities grow, tonnes of garbage are generated every day. Across most waste management is, however problematic with numerous illegal dumpsites that can go uncollected for weeks. In most cases, the proper disposal facilities are not provided and where they are available, they are few and far between.

This did not sit well with Eddy Gitonga. Eight years ago he decided to do something about this sorry state of affairs and invented an intelligent solar-powered bin that promises to solve the garbage menace.

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