Indicator 11.6.1 Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Target 11.6: By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

Indicator 11.6.1: Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

May 2024

1.4.1, 6.3.1, 12.3.1.b , 12.5.1

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Senior Manager

Food Monitoring, Nutrition and Environment Statistics Division

Compiling Environment and Natural Resources Statistics

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30266-00100, Nairobi- Kenya

dps@knbs.or.ke

This target looks at an improved environmental performance of cities and the indicator measures the progress of the performance of a city’s municipal solid waste management. It quantifies the parameters listed below, which are essential for planning and implementing sustainable Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). The areas covered are;

1. Total MSW generated in the city (tonnes/day)
2. Total MSW collected in the city (tonnes/day)
3. Proportion of population with access to basic MSW collection services in the city (%)
4. Total MSW managed in controlled facilities in the city (tonnes/day)
5. MSW composition

Part (b) refers to amounts of waste reaching waste management facilities, part (c) considers the population who receive waste collection services.

Concepts:

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Municipal Solid Waste includes waste generated from: households, commerce and trade, small businesses, office buildings and institutions (schools, hospitals, government buildings). It also includes bulky waste (e.g. white goods, old furniture, mattresses) and waste from selected municipal services, e.g. waste from park and garden maintenance, waste from street cleaning services (street sweepings, the content of litter containers, market cleansing waste), if managed as waste. The definition excludes waste from municipal sewage network and treatment, municipal construction and demolition waste.

Generation

Total MSW Generated is the sum of the amount of municipal waste collected plus the estimated amount of municipal waste from areas not served by a municipal waste collection service.

Collection

Total MSW Collected refers to the amount of municipal waste collected by or on behalf of municipalities, as well as municipal waste collected by the private sector. It includes mixed waste, and fractions collected separately for recovery operations (through door-to-door collection and/or through voluntary deposits).

Percent

Administrative Data from Counties, Municipality/City Councils

KNBS sends a data template to the County governments. The municipalities fill the data from their administrative records on the amount of waste collected and managed.

Annually

Annually

County Government, Municipality Section

KNBS

According to the Statistics Act of 2006, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is mandated to collect, compile, analyze, publish and disseminate official statistics for public use

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Urban households and businesses produce substantial amounts of solid waste that must be collected regularly, recycled or treated and disposed properly in order to maintain healthy and sanitary living conditions. Many towns are increasingly facing solid waste management challenges due to rapid urbanization, lack of technical and financial capacity or low policy priority. In addition, the higher the income level of a city, the greater the amount of the solid waste produced. Therefore, the economic growth to be experienced in the developing and emerging countries will pose greater challenges in solid waste management to local governments in the next decades.

Adverse environmental impact of uncollected waste in a city is significant. Uncollected solid waste can end up in drains leading to blocked drainages and cause unsanitary conditions that have a direct health impact on residents. Open burning of uncollected waste produces pollutants that are highly damaging locally. Vectors such as mosquitos usually breed in blocked drainages and blocked drainage contributes to the cause of flooding.

The national scale of urbanization and economic growth are creating a potential “time-bomb” regarding the waste we generate in the country. If not addressed now, the significant negative impact on human health and the environment will be felt at all levels of development. Uncontrolled disposal sites are already a major source of Green House Gases (GHG).

There is a need for monitoring this indicator as it provides critical information for cities and countries to establish better waste and resource management strategies.

Collection of data for the indicator is very much possible as demonstrated by pilot data collection using UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities Tool in Mombasa, but continuous training and capacity development for tool application at city level will be required to strengthen the global waste statistics and improve its data quality.

The numerator of this indicator is ‘total MSW collected and managed in controlled facilities(tonnes/day)’ and the denominator is ‘total municipal solid waste generated by the city (tonnes/day’).

It is calculated as;

As part of the validation process, KNBS adheres to its set standard and as per the template developed by UN-Habitat to compile data provided by the municipalities. Data compiled is then checked against several criteria including the data sources used, the application of internationally agreed definitions, classification and methodologies to the data from that source, etc.

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The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is ISO certified based on 9001:2015 Standard requirements. The processes of compilation, production, publication and dissemination of data, including quality control, are carried out following the methodological framework and standards established by the KNBS, in compliance with the Internationally acceptable standards.

The KNBS adheres to Kenya Statistical Quality Assurance Framework (KesQAF) that underlines principles to be assured in managing the statistical production processes and output.

Data consistency and quality checks are conducted through Technical Working Groups (TWGs) before publication and dissemination.

The processes of compilation, production, publication and dissemination of data, including quality control are subjected to a set criteria and standards to ensure conformity.

Data is available at National Level disaggregated by year and county, published in the Annual Economic Survey

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URl:

https://www.knbs.or.ke/download/economic-survey-2023/

References: Annual Economic Survey Report