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UNEP report: Women left out, exploited in waste sector

A woman shovels garbage off a path in Nyalenda estate in Kisumu county in 2021. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Despite women being always positive towards receiving messages concerning waste reduction and recycling, they have been excluded in waste management.

This emerged during the launch of a report at the sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi.

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