KENYA · GUIDE 0763 · EDITION 4.2
Plastic bottle collection in Kenya
Aggregate plastic bottles by the exact polymer and cleanliness accepted by a recovery buyer.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional PET-bottle pickup: receive six source-separated sacks of empty beverage bottles from four authorized premises, with illustrative 80 kg gross,2 kg tare and 10 kg rejects, leaving 68 kg before buyer acceptance. Collect only the exact bottle grade agreed with a real buyer; exclude chemical/medical containers, unknown plastics, shredding, melting and unapproved washing. A resin mark assists identification but does not guarantee the buyer accepts every item.
Who is the first customer?
Households, institutions and a confirmed authorized downstream operator.
Test the offer
Verify relevant requirements and collect one small sorted batch.
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Material matches the buyer's specification and is not stored beyond safe capacity.
Cost drivers
- Collection route
- Sorting
- Rejected material
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
Mr Green Trading Africa Kenya: Home ↗
Primary Kenyan recycling business route; no current PET grade, acceptance price or contract inferred. · Checked 2026-10-26
TakaTaka Solutions: Waste Recovery ↗
Primary operator sorting/destination context; no independent collector contract or acceptance terms inferred. · Checked 2026-10-26
NEMA: Waste Management in Kenya ↗
Official waste-handling/transport/disposal framework; actual activity/provider requirements must be confirmed. · Checked 2026-10-26