KEB publishes new rules for environmentally-friendly paper packaging

Posted on :Friday , 5th March 2021

New standards for Kraft paper processing have been accepted by Kenya's Bureau of Standards (KEBs).

The guidelines define the sampling and testing criteria for Kraft paper used in the packaging of greasy and oily foods, as well as dry foods like sugar and flour, bread bags, shopping bags, wrappings, and laminates.

The new guidelines specify grease or oil res. . .

Green Food Packaging Market in East Africa

Posted on :Tuesday , 26th January 2021

Today's companies call for creative and superlative strategies to succeed in this rapidly changing marketplace. With Green Food Packaging, businesses can gain unprecedented insights and awareness of the best business prospects in their relevant markets.

Due to rising demand at the end user level, the market will witness growth during the forecast period. The green food packag. . .

Petco Kenya's first material collection facility in Kajiado county

Posted on :Wednesday , 30th December 2020

Kenya PET recycling company (PETCO) has launched a material collection facility in the named county that will boost the waste collection and segregation in collaboration with the Kajiado County Government and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).

A PETCO-sponsored pelleting facility worth  KES 50 million was designed to help the county handle its rising w. . .

DOB Equity supporting Mr Green Africa in the recycling of plastic waste

Posted on :Tuesday , 24th November 2020

DOB Equity, an impact firm, is investing additional funds into a Kenyan-based plastic waste recycling company, Mr Green Africa. Mr Green Africa will be able to expand its operations in Kenya with this second investment from the family firm.

The plastic waste recycling industry is taking shape in Kenya. Mr. Green Africa has just earned funds to grow his work in the region, one. . .

3D printing's positive impact on the Kenyan health services

Posted on :Wednesday , 28th October 2020

The purring of machines ushers us into a well-designed lab, one of many office spaces inside the sleepy LakeHub tech incubation centre in Kisumu’s leafy suburb of Milimani. Around 18 three-dimensional printers have settled on the shelves buzzing towards additive manufacturing which is all received from a command from a laptop resting on a table.

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