The Simplified Version of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations, 2024, serves as a practical guide to Kenya's mandatory EPR framework under the Sustainable Waste Management Act, 2022. The booklet explains how producers, importers, brand owners, and repackagers must take financial and operational responsibility for the waste generated by their products at the post-consumer stage.
It outlines the registration process with NEMA, the establishment of Individual and Collective EPR Schemes (PROs), licensing requirements, compliance timelines, reporting obligations, and penalties for non-compliance. The booklet also details the EPR fee structure, calculation formula, waste value chain compensation mechanisms, and the roles of counties, waste service providers, retailers, and consumers in implementation.
Designed to make complex regulations more accessible, this simplified guide supports producers, waste pickers, recyclers, policymakers, and environmental stakeholders as Kenya transitions toward a circular economy and operationalises the polluter-pays principle.
