Luther Hinga is an experienced waste management and recycling professional with over 6 years’ experience working across the private, public and third sectors. His technical expertise lies in the design of waste management strategies for buildings, masterplans and cities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Furthermore, he advises corporations on their new product designs to ensure they are designed suitably to be successfully recycled. Luther has a strong understanding of the various perspectives in the waste management and recycling supply chain. This gives him great fulfilment in sharing his knowledge to teach others about the very topical industry!

One of Luther’s highly cherished experiences was participating in the realm of government advisory. Here, he participated in waste management and circular economy policy amendments in The Gambia for the World Bank in April 2023. Luther is particularly passionate about contributing to the development of the waste management and recycling industry in Africa. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Aston University, UK. Which ignited his passion for engineering design and the environment.

Luther is also passionate about public speaking in the form of sharing the knowledge and experiences he has accrued to date for the benefit of others. Most notably, he delivered a speech in December 2016 for the Kenya High Commission London in Birmingham, UK titled ‘Challenges and experiences for Kenya Students in the UK’. In addition, he delivered a TEDx talk in Kisumu, Kenya in August 2023 on waste management policy reform opportunities for the county and national government in Kenya titled ‘Trash can be our Treasure!’.

Luther desires to, in his capacity as a committee member, contribute to the growth of the Kenya Society UK with enthusiasm and drive. He relishes this opportunity to contribute to this organisation that aligns to values so close his heart.