PAKPRO, the Packaging Producer Responsibility Organization Limited, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable waste management practices in Kenya, focusing on packaging materials.

“producer” means an entity that introduces goods, products and packaging into the country using authorized means manufacturing, importing, converting, filling, refilling, repackaging or rebranding.

Importer is a person who introduces products and packaging to the Country through importation.

Import basically means the items remain in Kenya for the sales. It does not include the items to be taken out of Kenya.

Finished products are products that have completed the manufacturing process and ready to be sold or distributed to the user. They are categorized into two as below:-

• Finished products for industrial use: – these are products that have completed their production process and are ready to be used by other businesses in their own manufacturing processes either as components or raw material for further production. i.e. plastic resins, industrial chemicals
• Finished products for consumer market:- these are products that have been fully processed and are ready to be sold directly to consumers/end user to satisfy their needs.

Consumer is a person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

To define per item, this is based on the basic packaging requirements that all products must meet when shipped. NEMA will determined in consultation with KRA and KENTRADE for seamless implementation of the same.

Yes. Importer needs to register as producers first then obtain an Extended Producer Responsibility Certificate per Consignment every time they import.

Importers of finished products for consumer market will also be required to join a collective EPR scheme or establish one where it does not exist, for the execution of their Extended Producer Responsibility obligations.

Yes NEMA will show general guidance for EPR Fee calculation by using parameters set out in regulation 18 and also as per market prices of recycled products, this is to curb charging of little EPR fee that cannot provide for management of post-consumer material.

National Target are being set by the Government and in absence of National target, the PROs will collect should be 100% of the products their members introduce to the market. Each EPR Compliance scheme has to submit progress report how their activity contributes to fulfill national target. Target should be developed based on each type of products.

NEMA has a comprehensive review criteria for evaluating the applications for PROs registration.

NEMA will show general guidance for EPR Fee calculation by using parameters.

An EPR scheme is an environmental management approach where a producer’s responsibility extends to the post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle.