Waste collection in Nairobi is primarily handled by the private sector, which includes corporations, micro and small businesses, and community-based organisations. Despite these efforts, the city continues to deal with waste disposal issues. Informal communities frequently bear the burden of the lacking services. Among other reasons, they lack adequate waste management systems, forcing people to essentially live on, and sometimes off, waste. Waste is frequently deposited in informal areas, where it accumulates over time and poses a significant health risk to the residents. Government actions are frequently absent or insufficient to address the problem of garbage in informal communities.
Nairobi’s growing urbanisation presents various issues. Citizens encounter a variety of issues on a daily basis, including insufficient and bad infrastructure, environmental deterioration, overburdened public services, a lack of security, and corruption. Several self-help organisations have responded to the lack of public services, notably waste management. These organisations fill the void created by the absence of the state or other private institutions. Their work has a significant impact on the lives of inhabitants; nevertheless, because to long-standing practices and a convoluted, or non-existent, relationship with the city council, they frequently fall short of realising their full potential. Waste is mostly an urban problem, with worldwide effects.
According to a UN-Habitat estimate, Nairobi produces 876.000 tonnes of garbage every year. The city reports collection coverage rates of 60-70%, with 100% in the main commercial district, and 54% of waste generated being collected.[6]The UN-Habitat study found that public health is the primary driver of solid waste management in Nairobi.[7] Waste collection in Nairobi is primarily handled by the private sector, which includes corporations, micro and small businesses, and community-based organisations. Despite these efforts, the city continues to deal with waste disposal issues. Informal communities frequently bear the burden of the lacking services