The organizations listed in this WAW database were the result of the effort to merge in one place multiple waste picker related organizations data bases in 2014. Visit the current list of affiliates to the International Alliance of Waste Pickers.

Muthurwa Eco Club

Year formed: 2002
Language: English
Number of members: 27
Type of members: Waste picker support organization
Occupation of members: Waste collectors
Type of Organization: Self-help group
Organizational Reach: Local
Workplace of members: Door to door
Membership: Yes
Organization Structure: Management Committee. Chairman, secretary, treasurer, accountant (3 men 1 woman) plus members. Records kept are daily worksheet,receipt books, bank statements and minutes.
Objectives: Job creation, contribute to cleaning the environment, promote urban agriculture, recycling, keep local area clean and tidy, encourage sustainable practices
Partnering organizations: Frontline 2000, Ministry of Agriculture, Njaa marufuku Kenya, Kenya Railway Retirement Benefit Scheme
Funding: Self funded
Internal elections: Annually
Women composition: 48,1%

Types of materials: Biodegradable waste, Bones, Metals, Paper and cardboard, Plastics
Are they selling to middlemen?: Yes
Activities: Collection of waste, Composting, Selling materials, Tree planting, Waste sorting
Treatmet of organic materials: Composting
Challenges to access waste: Foul smell & contamination from waste, Lack of infrastructure & resources, Lack of recognition, Transportation

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