Publication: Sustainable Management of Organic Waste in Municipalities: PathwaystoBio-Energy, Bio-Fertilizer Production, and Climate Action
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2025-05-29
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Journal of Environmental Ecology
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Kenya’smunicipalitiesareexperiencingrapidurbanization,whichhasledtoasignificantincreaseinthegenerationoforganicwaste,particularlyfromslaughterhouses,open-airmarkets,andwastewatersystems.Poormanagementofthiswastecontributesheavilytoenvironmentalpollution,publichealthhazards,andgreenhousegas(GHG)emissions.Thisstudyinvestigatessustainablepathwaysformanagingmunicipalorganicwaste,withafocusonwaste-to-bioenergyandwaste-to-biofertilizersolutionsasintegralcomponentsofclimateaction.Thisresearchemphasizestheuntappedpotentialofanaerobicdigestionandcompostingtechnologiestoconvertslaughterandmarketwastesintovaluableenergyandagriculturalinputs.Italsoexaminestheroleofdecentralizedtreatmentsystemsinmitigatingmethaneemissionsandenhancingurbansanitation.GroundedinKenya'spolicycontextandsupportedbyrecentliterature;thestudyoutlinesthetechnical,institutional,andfinancialbarrierstoadoptingcircularwastestrategies.Itproposesamulti-stakeholderapproachinvolvinglocalgovernments,privatesectoractors,anddevelopmentpartnerstoimplementscalable,low-carbonsolutions.Thepaperconcludeswithtargetedrecommendationsaimedatimprovingsourcesegregation,promotingdecentralizedbiogasandcompostingsystems,enforcingwastewatertreatmentregulations,andunlockingclimatefinanceopportunities.Thesestrategies,ifwell-executed,couldtransformKenya’surbanwastelandscapeintoadriverofgreengrowth,publichealth,andenvironmentalsustainability
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Bio-enegy, Bio-fertilizer, Climate Action, Municipalities, Sustainability