The Nairobi County Government has kick-started the process of installing modern litter bins in all residential estates across the city, in a bid to improve the cleanliness of the city
In a statement on Saturday, December 27, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said that the county has already started installing the bins in some estates, including Kileleshwa, Kilimani, and Lavington.
The bins are made up of heat- and tamper-resistant Durapol polymer, which is designed to withstand heavy foot traffic, harsh weather, and vandalism, according to the county chief.
"The estate rollout is intended to curb littering at the source, reduce illegal dumping and promote a culture of cleanliness beyond the city centre, making Nairobi cleaner, greener and more liveable, street by street and estate by estate," the statement read.
Sakaja is optimistic that the new bins will not only curb the long-standing littering challenges in these estates but also elevate the country's capital's aesthetics.
The city boss further noted that residents in these estates must also utilise the bins to dispose of waste responsibly.
“These are not just bins. They’re a statement about the Nairobi we’re building—one that values order, hygiene, and modernity,” Sakaja said.
"The estate installations were built on a June initiative that saw Nairobi residents wake up to newly mounted 110-litre litter bins placed across high-traffic areas in the city centre," he added.
The county government will also deploy additional resources to support county workers who are responsible for cleaning the city, especially through the upcoming Green Nairobi Company, which will oversee waste collection and environmental management across the city, according to Sakaja.
"The expanded bin installation in estates now ties together these parallel efforts: modern waste infrastructure, a strengthened workforce, and an institutional overhaul," the governor said.
The bins are aimed at supplementing the already installed bins across the Nairobi CBD, to improve waste management in the CBD.
In August, the then Nairobi Chief Officer for environment, Geoffrey Mosiria, confirmed that the county government had replaced the old bins, which were made of metal, with the ones made of fibre, to reduce theft and vandalism.
At the time, a crackdown was also announced to take on vandals of the bins, which were installed at the back of protests in the CBD a few weeks earlier.
