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The Waste Deluge; Let’s Consider a ‘Bipartisan’ Approach
An open sewer seeps polluted water into a section of the Nairobi River near Gikomba Market, Nairobi County in this picture on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG
According to a 2018 World Bank report, it is estimated that up to 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) are being generated annually, with the same expected to grow to 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario.
The report further states that the quantity of waste generated grows with socioeconomic development, and as the population in cities becomes denser, acute public health and environmental problems are bound to become commonplace.
