www.customerbora.co.ke<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\nHomes can request on their phones to have their garbage collected\nat a fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alternatively, homes can ask on their mobile phones to\ndeposit their waste in the taka banks themselves, a highly encouraged option. A\ngroup of youth stationed at the kiosks then verifies the waste declared by the\nportal user. This is because homes are rewarded\nwith giveaways like packets of sifted maize flour, based on their accumulated\npoints, if they deliver the waste themselves. It\u2019s meant to encourage\nresponsible behaviour and instill a sense of discipline among city dwellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All that a user has to do is create an online account, using\ntheir phone number or email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a way of instilling responsible behavior, we want you as\nthe consumer to take the initiative of collecting and bringing the waste to the\nnearest taka bank. That\u2019s why we want taka banks to be everywhere,\u201d said\nOtieno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Event organisers can also use \u2018Taka Express\u2019 to request\ngarbage collection. Then the group sends its members to collect, sort and\ntransport the trash at a fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most neighbourhoods around Nairobi are choking with mountains\nof filthy garbage as the existing waste disposal infrastructure remains\nrickety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rising garbage is driven by\nglobal economic growth, which comes with increased consumerism. And as lifestyles get more modern and middle\nclass with disposable incomes swell, the higher the volume of waste households\nindividually generate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Homes\nearn five points for every waste deposit they make at taka kiosks, mostly\nbranded used plastic, glass bottles, cans and tins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\npoints are redeemable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For\nexample, if you have 250 points, you can get a packet of sifted maize flour.\nAlso through the online Taka wallet, one can redeem phones, ornaments made from\ntrash such as hangers or lamps made by youth groups, electronics and clothes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Otieno\nsays that as a result of the youth-led initiative, Dandora and a few other\ninformal neighbourhoods have received a facelift, with garbage eyesores all but\ndisappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt has made the environment around Dandora and several\nothers settlements cleaner, better and healthier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt has also instilled in the people a sense of\nresponsibility, in the sense that you can\u2019t find residents of this area discarding\ntrash haphazardly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While starting out in December 2018, Otieno says that their\nfirst task was to conduct awareness and sensitization campaign in the Dandora\nneighbourhood, a drive that bought in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The taka bank is among social impact initiatives steered by\nJuliani\u2019s Dandora Hip Hop City meant to put slum talent to good use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides\nenvironment clean-up, the recycling aspect is spurring a circular economy of\nresponsible consumers and manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ngroup keeps a record of the most popular brands in the informal settlements, as\nmeasured by the waste that ends up in their collection kiosks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According\nto the records, Latto milk takes the first position as the most used brand in\nthe neighbourhood, followed by Omo with Sunlight soap coming in third. Airtime\nscratch cards follow next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese are the ones we term as top polluters of this area,\u201d\nsaid Otieno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s precisely why we call upon brand owners and producers\nto come on board we work together. We can\u2019t talk of managing waste effectively\nand yet all stakeholders across the chain are not united. We\u2019ve realised what\nwe lack as a country is the unity of purpose among stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The young man says that aside from promoting responsible consumer\nbehaviour, the project is equally keen to encourage producer responsibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says the challenge remains inspiring consumer behaviour\nchange among more households and bringing on board producers. Last year, the Kenya\nAssociation of Manufacturers (KAM) inked a partnership deal with the group to\npromote a circular economy through recycling, led by industrialists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, he says the group is grappling with low payments recycling\ncompanies are willing to offer for the sorted waste, terming the payouts hardly\ncommensurate with the youths\u2019 efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTherefore we call\nupon the top polluters because it\u2019s incumbent upon us all to help our society\nin managing waste. As we all know waste has become a menace in the country.\nWhat has been lacking is producer responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBrand owners, and any company that\u2019s doing packaging should be mindful of where their packages are going to end up and put in place measures to ensure seamless reuse and recycling, essentially creating a circular economy,\u201d Otieno signs off our interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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