Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and Kenya PET Recycling Company Limited (PETCO Kenya) signed an Agreement of Cooperation on 22nd November 2018 towards holistic management of PET plastic bottles in Kenya.
As part of the ongoing efforts to promote responsible and sustainable waste management, manufacturers through KAM and PETCO Kenya have committed to jointly develop strategies, initiatives and infrastructure to ensure efficiency in the collection, processing and recycling of PET plastic bottles in the country; while improving the socio-economic conditions of waste collectors.
The agreement of cooperation is anchored on the obligations setup within the Frame of Cooperation that was signed between KAM and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in May 2018.