New Global Market for “Plastic Credits” Threatens Livelihoods at Kenyan Dump

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By Benard Ogembo, James…Aug 5, 2025, 2:30 pm226 ptsTop
This article was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. At Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite, men, women and children scramble over vast mountains of trash — each waste picker hoping to unearth anything they can sell. Scavenging silently among them, marabou storks — some nearly five feet tall…

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