<h2>Milima Kenya Coffee Policy on Waste pollution management: pulp and chemicals disposal and use</h2>
The main waste of coffee wet processing is pulp and the Milima Kenya Coffee project encourages farmers to collect this valuable material for use as organic fertilizer. The waste from the processing will be treated as per the <a href="https://www.nema.go.ke/images/Docs/Selelah_OilandGas/Waste%20Management%20Guidelines%20for%20O&amp;G%20sector_120320-min.pdf">national regulations</a> requires.

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<h2>Waste pollution management procedures (pulp and chemicals disposal and use)</h2>
<ul>
 	<li>Safe disposal of recycled water and pulp at factory.</li>
 	<li>Safe disposal of chemical containers.</li>
 	<li>Safe disposal of washing tanks and excess mix.</li>
 	<li>Chemicals and fertilizer are stored to guarantee safety.</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Work instructions</h3>
<ul>
 	<li>The factory manager will prepare a site suitable to hold waster water before it can be released to the natural waterways, this will be designed according to the national regulations.</li>
 	<li>Every farmer will have a designated disposal pit on the farm for disposing all excess CPP mix, spray pump, and tank washings, and use chemical containers.</li>
 	<li>The designs and disposal pit will be done to inputs from the project management.</li>
 	<li>The project management will take full responsibility of bulk purchase of fertilizer on behalf of members. They will have put in place suitable fertilizer and chemical stores.</li>
 	<li>The farmers will also designate a place on the farm for keeping CPP, and PPE.</li>
 	<li>Each factory will keep a record of all who have collected or are scheduled to collect the pulp.</li>
 	<li>The farmer will keep records of the collection treatment and procedures for the use.</li>
 	<li>The project management is overall responsible of the records for use and purchase of the CPP, fertilizer, pumps, and PPE.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Records kept</h2>
<ul>
 	<li>Field diary.</li>
 	<li>Dispatch note.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Responsibilities allocation</h2>
<ul>
 	<li>Factory manager.</li>
 	<li>Farmer</li>
</ul>
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<h3>ALSO READ:</h3>
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