What TakaTaka Solutions does

TakaTaka Solutions is a vertically integrated waste management company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2011. It operates an end-to-end model spanning residential and commercial waste collection, material recovery through sorting into 47 fractions, organic composting via windrow processing, and plastic recycling through two industrial washing and pelletizing plants. The company also runs a licensed incinerator for hazardous, medical, and sanitary waste. Its infrastructure includes a fleet of 25+ trucks, 27+ public recycling stations in major Nairobi malls, and five Buy-Back Centres in Dandora, Thika, Nakuru, Mombasa, and Kakuma that purchase recyclables from 500+ informal waste pickers.

The company serves three primary customer segments: residential households (subscription-based waste collection with color-coded source-separation bin liners), commercial clients (malls, offices, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, schools, factories), and downstream buyers of recycled materials (Kenyan and international manufacturers purchasing recycled plastic pellets; farmers and urban households purchasing compost). Named commercial customers include Safaricom, Carrefour, Sarit Centre, Bio Foods, Knight Frank, Villa Rosa Kempinski, Two Rivers Mall, Village Market, and Dunhill Consulting. Revenue is generated through recurring collection fees, pellet and compost sales, recycling station sponsorships with brands such as PAKPRO and BioFood Products, and EPR advisory/CO2 reporting services.

TakaTaka Solutions claims to recycle approximately 90% of the 90+ tons of waste it collects daily and describes itself as the largest waste management company in East Africa. Its growth posture includes a March 2026 partnership with India-based TrashCon (facilitated by the TRANSFORM accelerator, led by Unilever, UK FCDO, and EY) to introduce decentralised TrashBot waste segregation across Kenyan counties, where TakaTaka Ni Mali acts as the local reseller. The company reports 50% female workforce representation and has received modest grant funding from the UK Department for International Development ($95,000 in 2019) and the Government of Canada ($100,000 in 2022).

Name

TakaTaka Solutions

Legal name

Takataka Solutions Limited

Website

https://takatakasolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TakaTaka Solutions is a Kenyan vertically integrated waste management company that collects, sorts, composts, and recycles waste for residential, commercial, and industrial clients across Nairobi, Mombasa, and surrounding counties, serving enterprise customers and downstream buyers of recycled pellets and compost.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Hazardous Waste Landfill Disposal (BPALACAB), Medical & Biohazardous Waste Management (RMW, Sharps, Pathological) (EUAIAFAE)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Plastic recycling
• Composting services
• Material recovery
• Commercial waste collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Waste Collection: Waste collection services for residential households and apartments, including source separation bins, bin liners, and specialized solutions for garden, bulky, and e-waste. Revenue generated through recurring service fees for reliable daily waste collection.
2. Commercial Waste Collection: Waste collection for malls, offices, restaurants, schools, factories, and hospitals. Services include on-site sorting staff, CO2 emissions tracking data reports, customized bins, compaction machinery, and hazardous/medical/sanitary waste handling. Revenue from customized commercial service contracts.
3. Plastic Recycling (Pellet Sales): Operates two industrial washing and pelletizing plants converting rigid and flexible plastics into high-quality recycled pellets for Kenyan and international manufacturers. Revenue generated from sale of recycled plastic pellets as a sustainable alternative to virgin plastics.
4. Compost Sales: Organic waste is transformed into nutrient-rich compost through windrow processing over 3-4 months. Compost is packaged and sold to crop farmers and urban households across Kenya for soil improvement.
5. Buy-Back Centre Waste Purchasing: Operates five Buy Back Centres purchasing recyclable materials directly from waste pickers at landfill locations. Creates a market for waste materials and supports the circular economy while sourcing waste fractions for recycling.
6. Public Recycling Station Sponsorship: Partners with brands and companies to sponsor recycling stations at malls and supermarkets, providing extended producer responsibility compliance, branding opportunities, and customer engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TakaTaka Solutions is a vertically integrated waste management company that collects waste from residential, commercial, and industrial clients across Nairobi and Mombasa, sorts it into 47 fractions at material recovery facilities, and processes approximately 90% of collected material through composting, plastic pelletizing, recycling partnerships, and licensed incineration of hazardous/medical waste. Its portfolio includes residential and commercial collection services, a public recycling station network, Buy-Back Centres that purchase recyclables from informal waste pickers, and downstream sale of compost and recycled plastic pellets.

Product overview

TakaTaka Solutions operates a vertically integrated, end-to-end waste management platform encompassing collection, sorting, composting, and recycling services. The company's core portfolio consists of Residential Collection (daily waste pickup with source separation via color-coded bin liners) and Commercial Collection (customized services for malls, offices, restaurants, hotels, schools, and hospitals) feeding into the Material Recovery Facility for sorting into 47 fractions. The downstream processing includes Composting (organic waste converted to soil amendment) and Plastic Recycling (two industrial plants producing pellets from rigid and flexible plastics). Supporting services include Public Recycling Stations (27 drop-off points in Nairobi malls), Buy Back Centres (five facilities purchasing waste from 500+ waste pickers), and hazardous/medical waste incineration. Add-on data services provide CO2 emission tracking and sustainability reporting to commercial clients. The company claims to recycle up to 90% of all waste collected, making it the largest waste management company in East Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Collection Scheduled waste collection service for residential households and apartments that includes color-coded bin liners (green for organic, blue for recyclables, black for general waste), bins, source separation guidance, and specialized handling for garden, bulky, and e-waste.
• Commercial Collection Customized waste management for commercial clients (malls, offices, restaurants, schools, factories, hospitals) featuring on-site sorting staff, CO2 emissions tracking data reports, balers, skips, and high-volume handling tailored to each site.
• Material Recovery Facility (Sorting) Sorting of mixed waste into 47 valuable fractions (cardboard, paper, plastics, styrofoam, glass, metals, shoes, textiles, etc.) using conveyor belts and trained staff across three sorting sites to maximize recovery.
• Composting Organic waste processing that converts organic and garden waste into nutrient-rich compost via windrow composting over three to four months, then packages and sells it to crop farmers and urban households for soil improvement.
• Public Recycling Stations Network of 27+ drop-off stations located in major malls and supermarkets across Nairobi where the public can drop off plastic containers, PET bottles, paper, and metal for recycling, operated with sponsorship partners.
• Buy-Back Centres Five Buy-Back Centres near landfills (Dandora, Thika, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kakuma) where TakaTaka purchases recyclable waste fractions directly from waste pickers, providing fair income, protective equipment, training, and healthcare access.
• Plastic Recycling Industrial plastic recycling through two washing and pelletizing plants that convert rigid and flexible plastics (including single-use plastic containers and flexible packaging) into high-quality recycled pellets supplied to Kenyan and international manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90+ tons of waste collected daily
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• TrashConflagshipTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2026Kenyan waste management enterprise TakaTaka Ni Mali (associated with TakaTaka Solutions) and India-based zero-waste technology enterprise TrashCon announced a collaboration to introduce TrashCon's decentralised TrashBot waste segregation solution across Kenya's counties. TakaTaka Ni Mali acts as the local reseller for the technology, which automates separation of mixed municipal waste into organic and dry recyclable materials. The partnership is facilitated by TRANSFORM (an impact accelerator led by Unilever, UK Government's FCDO, and EY). The first TrashBot concept was showcased at KIICO 2026 in March, with plans for two additional machines to be installed.
• TRANSFORM (Unilever, UK Government FCDO, EY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRANSFORM is an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the UK Government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and EY. It facilitates cross-continent collaborations to transform waste management in Kenya, including the TakaTaka Ni Mali - TrashCon partnership.
• PAKPROminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPAKPRO has partnered with TakaTaka Solutions to set up public drop-off points for recyclable waste through sponsorship of public recycling stations at malls and supermarkets across Nairobi.
• BioFood ProductsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBioFood Products has partnered with TakaTaka Solutions to sponsor public recycling stations at shopping centres, providing customers with convenient drop-off points for recyclable waste packaging.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EcoPost: Kenyan recycling company converting post-consumer plastic waste into durable fencing posts and other products. Direct peer in plastic waste recovery and commercialization, headquartered in Nairobi.
• Mr. Green Africa: Kenyan plastic recycling company that collects, sorts, and processes plastic waste into pellets for sale to manufacturers. Direct peer given overlapping plastic recycling value chain and Kenyan customer base.
• Sanergy: Nairobi-based waste management and sanitation social enterprise operating across Kenya with a similar vertical model (collection → treatment → reuse). Closest direct peer by geography, mission, and integrated waste-to-product approach.
• Plastic Bank: Global social enterprise that recovers ocean-bound plastic through informal collectors and processes it into recycled feedstock for manufacturers. Direct peer in informal-sector-integrated plastic recycling and pelletized output.

Regional players

• Wecyclers: Nigeria-based household waste collection and recycling platform using incentivized neighborhood collection. Comparable in subscription-based residential waste collection and informal-sector integration, but operating in a different country.
• RecyclePoints: Nigeria-based waste collection and recycling platform using incentive-driven household collection. Comparable subscription and informal-sector model, but operating primarily in Nigeria rather than Kenya.
• Nepra Resource Management: India-based integrated waste management company handling collection, sorting, recycling, and composting. Comparable vertically integrated model, though operating in India rather than East Africa.

Emerging players

• TrashCon: India-based waste technology company behind the TrashBot decentralized segregation solution. Emerging peer/commercial partner given the active reseller arrangement with TakaTaka Ni Mali in Kenya.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global waste management and environmental services major with operations across Africa. Broad incumbent offering overlapping waste collection, treatment, and recycling capabilities, though at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Suez: Global environmental services and waste management major with African operations. Broad incumbent with overlapping collection, recycling, and hazardous waste handling capabilities against TakaTaka's narrower regional offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/takatakasol

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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