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CASE STUDY 03 – TAKATAKA SOLUTIONS
PART III
TakaTaka Solutions’ business growth model and path to sustainability TakaTaka’s growth lies in its ability to increase the volume of waste collected, sort it, and generate value from waste fractions. TakaTaka’s growth model is described below. Lateral & geographical expansion
LONG TERM
MEDIUM TERM
SHORT TERM
TakaTaka’s business growth model & path to sustainability
Inputs that will aid business growth
Job creation outcomes
Social & environmental impact outcomes
Increase volumes of waste collected & sorted • TakaTaka intends to enhance waste collection while keeping costs low
Increase value of waste generated by increasing the number of recycling plants In, the mid-term, TakaTaka could aim to increase the value generated from waste. This can be done through:
• TakaTaka can expand into a company that off-loads waste from other waste collection companies at a cheaper price than what the other companies currently pay at dumpsites. • Further, TakaTaka will consider expanding into other locations other than Nairobi
• Incorporating more waste pickers into business operations
• Increase the number of recycling plants. Recycling can increase the uptake of some of the waste fractions that may not have markets in their raw form
• Increase number of residential and industrial clients
• Increase in processing of organic waste
• Curate partnerships with tech companies to increase automation in the sorting lines
• Increase uptake of recycled materials in the value chains of local and global companies
• Regulate the number of illegal waste collectors in Nairobi
• Promote circular economy
• Support in acquisition and access to land for waste management
• Mass education to increase market for bio-fertilizer
• Increase in economic opportunities for waste pickers
• Increase number of quality direct jobs for workers in the recycling plant & supervisors
• Increase number of indirect job opportunities for personnel working in waste collection companies
• Increase in indirect job opportunities employees along the recycling value chain
• Increase the number of opportunities for top management level
• Increase in the number of direct job opportunities in the sorting line of TakaTaka
• Enhance access to patient risk capital (grant & equity)
• IT planning and routing systems to optimize collection, sorting and recycling • Increasing management capacity to manage operations in various locations
• Reduction in carbon emission due to proper waste management • Increase in the quality of food due to uptake and use of organic fertilizer
Figure 69: TakaTaka Solutions’ growth model Short-, mid- and long-term growth TakaTaka is a growth stage social enterprise that has already been able to find innovative ways to address customer demand for waste disposal. Its immediate growth lies in the ability to increase the volume of waste collected and sorted thus enhancing the livelihoods of employees. A financially sustainable TakaTaka can increase its staff capacity, whilst ensuring staff utilization is optimized. – Short-term growth: In the short term, TakaTaka’s growth lies in its ability to increase the volume of waste that it collects and sorts. This can be done through (a) incorporating more waste pickers into the model. TakaTaka plans on working and incorporating more waste-pickers into its model. This will increase the volumes of waste sorted and consequently, the volumes of waste sold to recycling industries.
