Residents in Garissa earn from plastic recycling 

Did you know that in total, half of all plastic produced globally is used just once and then thrown away, that is according to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). However as the world discusses how to combat plastic pollution at COP27 in Egypt, closer home in Garissa county, collecting and recycling used plastic bottles for export has become a key source of income for a section of locals, after a recycling plant was set up in the county