Waste treatment refers to the activities required to ensure that waste has the least practicable impact on the environment. In many countries various forms of waste treatment are required by law. Required Documents to Apply for a Waste Treatment License in Kenya
Agricultural waste water treatment
Agricultural wastewater treatment is treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, pesticide residues etc. from agriculture.
Industrial wastewater treatment
Industrial wastewater treatment is the treatment of wet wastes from factories, mines, power plants and other commercial facilities.
Sewage treatment
Sewage treatment is the treatment and disposal of human waste. Sewage is produced by all human communities. Treatment in urbanized areas is typically handled by centralized treatment systems. Alternative systems may use composting processes or processes that separate solid materials by settlement and then convert soluble contaminants into biological sludge and into gases such as carbon dioxide or methane.
Environmental Licensing in Kenya
Issuing of Environmental licenses and Permits
NEMA issues a wide range of environmental licenses and permits under various environmental regulations.
These include licenses on:
- Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA).
- Effluent discharge
- Waste Management, transporters, incinerators and recyclers
- Import Export for controlled substances
Permits for:
- Access genetic resources
- trans boundary movement of waste
- Sand Harvesting sale and transportation
Click here to download application forms and permits
Standard of Service
We acknowledge receipt of duly filled applications within seven (7) days). Thereafter, we issue Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) licenses within 45-90 days as stipulated in the Environmental Impact Assessment/Audit (EIA/EA) Regulations, 2003. Other licenses are issued as per the provisions of the specific regulation.
Cost of Service
Payment of a prescribed fee of 0.1% of the total cost of the project to a minimum of KSh.10,000 with no upper capping is required for the processing of an EIA license. Other fees are stipulated in the relevant regulation.
Customer Obligation
We advise persons intending to undertake development activities to apply for an EIA license at least three months prior to the date they intend to commence the project. This will allow sufficient time for the EIA review process. We also expect proponents to pay the prescribed fees and to secure other relevant government approvals and licenses. We require EIA experts preparing the EIA report to provide accurate information on the proposed project.
Required Documents to Apply for a Waste Treatment License in Kenya
- Attach application fee receipt/bank slip
- Provide certificate of registration
- Give the PIN number and attach the PIN certificate
- Provide location of recycler; district, L.R number and street
- Attach a Survey of Kenya grid reference A4 site plan
- Submit approval of town/country planning authority
- Indicate the type of waste to be disposed of at plant/site; Hazardous, domestic, industrial and biomedical.
- Estimate the life span of plant/site and year of commisioning
- Indicate the proposed hectarage/area of plant/site
- Submit the executive summary of the environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- Attach a copy of EIA licence/copy of NEMA EA acknowledgement letter
- Provide name, designation and signature of contact person
- The application form to have company stamp
- Submit proposed methods of nuisance control
- Show evidence of proposed controls of handling emissions
- Submit detailed measures to control fire
- Submit accident and emergency procedure and include training, first aid and signage
- Provide list of equipment to be used on site showing their maintenance programme
- Submit environmental maintenance plan
Details
- Agency: National Environment Management Authority
- Purpose: Regulate waste treatment and disposal facilities
- Application Fee: Kshs. 3,000/=
- License Fee: (i) Waste processing plant – Kshs.40,000/= (ii) Waste disposal – Kshs.75,000/= (iii) Transit permit – Kshs.30,000/=
- Maximum Processing Time: 51 days
- Statutes:
- Gazetted On: 2000-01-14
- Related Websites: www.nema.go.ke
- Validity: 12 months
- Enactment: 1999-12-27
- Contact Office: Head, Waste Management Section
- Resolution Criteria: All conditions must be met
- License Type: License/Permit
NEMA Office Locations & Contacts
- National Environment Management Authority,
Popo Road, South C, off Mombasa Road
P.O. Box 67839-00200, Nairobi.
Fax :+( 254)-020-6008997
Tel: 020-2101370, 020-2183718, 020-2307281, 020-2103696 / Mobile: 0724 253398, 0735 013046
Incident line: 0786-101100, 0704 846019
Email: dgnema@nema.go.ke
Website: http://www.nema.go.ke
Super User, “National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) – Environmental Lincensing” (Nema.go.ke2014) <https://www.nema.go.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=146> accessed October 24, 2021
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Customer Service Charter
Environmental Management and Co-Ordination (CAP. 387)
Waste Management Regulations, 2006
