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Turning plastic waste into valuable new products. Kivumbi Plastic Recycling is a Kenyan/Danish company founded in 2016.

Dumbed plastic waste is an ongoing issue in the streetscape in Kenya and the potential for recycling plastic as a material has shown to be huge. Kivumbi Plastic Recycling is a company built on the thoughts behind circular economy and created in order to help the local areas in Kenya recycle their plastic waste and transform it into value. Our passion lies within recycling plastic products. We see

this as a win-win situation, since we avoid valuable ressources to be dumped in our beautiful nature affecting the wildlife negatively and at the same time we give the opportunity to create new products using a cheaper and more environmental friendly process. Everyday we fight for ressources and recycling by weekly transforming 5-6 tons of plastic waste into new plastic products. On the site in Kericho, we collect and receive plastic waste from the nearby areas. The plastic is being sorted, grinded into small pieces, packed in sacks and transported to Nairobi, where it is sold and made into new products. We operate with hard plastic, among these mainly PP and PE. The objects are separated in blow molded items vs. injection molded items and furthermore sorted within colors, preparing the materials to be remelted and transformed into barrels, jars, cans etc. For more information or any questions, please send us a message and we will come back to you as soon as possible.

04/12/2017

Meet Godfrey from Kericho. He has been with Kivumbi since the dawn of the factory. Together with Innocent he works in what they call their office, where the grinder is placed. Here they grind the sorted plastic and fills it into bags. They also do the maintenance work of the grinder, so it runs smoothly and grind the plastic into small and nice pieces.

In his sparetime Godfrey likes to cheer on his favorite team Manchester United. Godfrey is a very calm person who says “Everything is good. I’m happy and busy.”

01/12/2017

Friday fun fact!👩‍🏫
At Kivumbi we collect and recycle a lot of yoghurt containers. When we recycle one ton of these containers, we prevent 1,3 tons of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Think about this when you throw out your yoghurt cup into the right bin ♻️👏

28/11/2017

Innocent is the machine and maintenance operator. He has been at Kivumbi since the very beginning. Everyday he’s grinding all the sorted plastic into small pieces, ready to pack it, with Godfrey by his side (whom you'll meet in the next post).

When he’s off work you will see him ride his cool motorbike, which he has a great love for. He also loves to watch football, but will not cheer for any British team, he’s a big fan of Real Madrid!

24/11/2017

Let us present Eunice! Apart from the manager mama Lydia, Eunice is the only woman working at Kivumbi. She has been a part of the sorting team for one year now.

Eunice loves to sing and does it a lot in her spare time. She loves R’n’B and African music and her favorite singers are Akon and Marlow. When Eunice is watching football she is cheering for Manchester City.

21/11/2017

Otieno has been working with plastic for 15 years and has gained a great knowledge within the area. Throughout his time in the plastic business he has noticed a bigger interest within recycling plastic and a better sorting.

Otieno is proud of his job and finds a great honor in providing his family. He is very interested in politics and if the chance came along he would become a politician. One of his biggest goals is to inspire the young generation and make sure they stay out of trouble and make an honest living. He would like to motivate the youth to work hard and take care of each other.

19/11/2017

This is Collins. Collins works as an assistant driver next to Philip and has been at Kivumbi for now six months. He will go to the areas surrounding Kericho and pick up plastic waste from local collectors.

Collins loves all kinds of vehicles from motorbikes to big trucks. His favorite car producer is Toyota. But it isn’t only in motor power he goes fast - Collins loves to run and is quite good at it. Especially the 800m he will outrun all the others.

15/11/2017

Say hello to Philip. He will always greet you with a firm handshake and a big smile!

He has been working for Kivumbi for one year as a driver and he really knows how to master the truck! Philip makes sure the plastic waste gets to the site in Kericho and, after it has been processed, brings it to our customer.

Philip loves watching movies and cannot choose one since there are too many to choose from. He also loves football and will always cheer for Arsenal!

13/11/2017

Meet Joshua. Our newest member of the Kivumbi family. You will meet him every time you enter the site at Kivumbi when he opens the gate for you. He has his eyes and ears out and secures the site. Alongside he makes sure the place looks tidy and that the grass is cut. Joshua loves to watch football and will always cheer for Chelsea!

10/11/2017

Friday fun fact!👩‍🏫
The dawn of plastic ☀️🐘💡♹
In the 1860s playing billiard was a very popular activity in America and Europe. The balls were made from ivory and the demand for the hard material was huge. The Americans realized that if they kept killing the elephants to get ivory, sooner or later there would be no more elephants left, which meant no more ivory. Therefore a reward was given to that person who could invent a substitute material to make billiard balls. John Wesley Hyatt began experimenting and in 1869 he invented celluloid. The first synthetic plastic. By treating nitrated cellulose (derived from cotton) with camphor, he was able to produce a light, strong material that could be crafted to look and feel like ivory. This is when the age of plastics began.

09/11/2017

It was such a pleasure for us to visit the County Government of Kericho within Water, Environment, Energy, Forestry & Natural Resources. We discussed Kericho’s future goals within recycling of waste and resources. It is very clear to us that Kericho as a county is very engaged and enthusiastic about their surrounding environment and they are working hard on improving their waste management facilities. They have hopes about creating local recycling plants to make recycling more accessible to everyone. We are looking forward to follow their projects and hopefully we can contribute and collaborate. We thank Engineer Willie Langat and Director Daudi Kitur for their time and all the support they give to Kivumbi Plastic Recycling.

07/11/2017

This is the talented team behind Kivumbi Plastic Recycling. Everyday these 10 people play different roles in the work of collecting, transporting, sorting, crushing and packing the plastic. During this month we will introdue all of you out there to each one of the hard working employees in Kivumbi. Give them a hand!

28/10/2017

Plastic is beautiful!

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