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● projectScaled · subnational · 2011

TakaTaka Solutions

Nairobi social enterprise offering comprehensive door-to-door waste management to households of all income levels, with collection, source separation, composting of organics and recycling.

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TSTakaTaka Solutions LtdcompanyDPDaniel Paffenholz
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01 The context

It achieves recycling rates above 90%, operates buy-back centres for waste collectors and sells compost to farmers. In October 2025 it restructured into two divisions: TakaTaka Solutions Collect & Sort and TakaTaka Plastic Recycling.

02 How it works

method · Integrated waste management with source separationmethod · Purchase from informal collectors (buy-back) and labor inclusiontool · Plastic recycling plant and recyclables buy-back centerstool · Composting and sorting plants

03 What it stands on

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Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
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The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceOptimising waste recycling in Kenya with TakaTaka SolutionsPwC Netherlands · 2023
EvidenceTakaTaka Solutions: Leveraging the Value of Waste for a Circular Economy (Kenya)Siemens Stiftung · 2022

04 Go to the source

Visit the official site ↗takatakasolutions.com