Read the CEJAD 2025 Annual Report, which highlights our progress in promoting responsible management of chemicals and waste to safeguard the environment and human health. The report presents key achievements, partnerships, and advocacy efforts undertaken in 2025 to foster a safer and more sustainable future.

The ozone layer shields Earth from harmful UV radiation, prompting the 1987 Montreal Protocol to cut CFCs and HCFCs. While the protocol has lessened depletion, illegal trade persists, mainly for refrigeration and AC servicing. The report reviews policies, enforcement issues, and cases in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Sudan, recommending stricter controls.

This publication provides a simplified overview of Kenya’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations, 2024. It details the obligations for producers and importers, outlines the registration process and fee structure, and explains the function of Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) within the new legal framework

This report presents key findings from a field survey on pesticide use and its impacts in Kajiado, Kirinyaga, and Nakuru counties in Kenya. It highlights widespread use of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), poor handling practices, and reported health and environmental effects among farmers and farm workers.

Africa did not cause the plastic crisis, but through reduced production, global accountability, and sustainable consumption, it can help end it

Waste pickers are central to Kenya’s recycling system, yet they remain informal and vulnerable. With the rollout of mandatory EPR, their inclusion is key to ensuring fair livelihoods and an effective, sustainable circular economy