The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has announced the implementation of the Sustainable Waste Management regulations 2024, affecting multiple businesses.
The new regulations, which come into effect beginning next month, will require producers and importers to take responsibility for the entire product's lifecycle, from production to end-of-life.
To ensure compliance, the new regulations require producers and importers to register their compliance schemes with NEMA and pay the requisite fees.
Importers seeking to bring into the country environmentally hazardous goods are required to obtain Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certificates at the point of import and pay corresponding fees for the products they import. A ship docked at the Port of Mombasa, January 30, 2025.
