Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors

21/04/2021

Very unfortunately, the Flipflopi arrival event has been cancelled in Diani.

We have had to make this decision due to extensive delays and exit formalities in Tanzania. We lost a full day of travel while waiting in Pangani and still have further paperwork to complete in Tanga! Guess this is a bit of a first too. We came via a lake and leave via an ocean! :)

Currently, we can't predict what day let alone the time we will be arriving in Diani...

We are truly sorry as we were so excited for such a warm welcome in Diani but it really is out of our hands.

Like everything else on this 6-week expedition we have come to expect the unexpected!

20/04/2021

06/04/2021

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Local communities need to be included in circular solutions that draw on their strengths – among which is their love and reliance on the lake itself...

30/03/2021

23/03/2021

https://www.pd.co.ke/news/environment/keeping-plastic-pollution-at-bay-in-kwale-69879/

When Ben Morison came to Kenya in 2015, he was struck by the amount of plastics, especially flipflops littering the country and the beautiful beaches, which he loved deeply. He felt the urge to do something about it.

09/03/2021

Over the weekend the Flipflopi Kisumu innovation hub was launched. This is the third in our network of across Kenya, joining Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors in Diani and Takataka Foundation in Lamu.

We had been waiting for machinery from Plastiki Rafiki to arrive so that we could launch a new plastic recycling hub in Kisumu!

Over the last few weeks with Naam Festival - Lake Victoria have been working to raise awareness of the value of plastics. And now the hub is operational the community can see the many things that can be created from collected plastics.

In partnership with Flipflopi Kisumu, the community can now be given the skills they need to continue recycling and creating beautiful new things from recycled plastics.

03/03/2021

Closing the loop in Kwale...thank you UK in Kenya for the support to take us to the next stage...

01/03/2021

Today marks a very important day to us and our - Waste Pickers Day.

Millions of people make a living collecting, sorting, recycling and selling what others have discarded. And our work would be nothing without these hardworking individuals that tirelessly sort through our collections.

While waste picking benefits households, communities and the environment, these workers are often neglected and not thought of that well in the wider world.

But not with us.

We know we couldn’t do anything without our pickers and sorters. So today we’re celebrating the - often - thankless task that they do each and every day while serving themselves, their families and their communities.

Our team of pickers and sorters are on the ground every day making a difference to their immediate environment while also raising awareness in their communities to the problems of poor waste management.

To this, we salute and thank all waste pickers across the world!

22/02/2021

Spende für einen Artikel unserer Umweltprojekte im Spendenbarometer

Mit unseren zwei neuen Umweltprojekten, Umweltbildung und Taka Taka Revolution, unterstützen wir ein Pilotprojekt und den Aufbau eines in sich geschlossenen Abfallkreislaufes in Ukunda. Hilf uns, unsere Finanzierungsziele zu erreichen und Spende für eines der Objekte im Spendenbarometer.

Erste Priorität hat das Recycling-Depot. In diesem Gebäude sollten die Maschinen für die Recyclingprozesse untergebracht werden.

Mach dir auf unserer Webseite selbst ein Bild über unsere Projekte. Gebe bei der Überweisung direkt an, für welchen Artikel du spenden möchtest. Das Geld wird gezielt eingesetzt.

17/02/2021

Thank you ekwal for joining the !

Taka Taka Revolution♻️

Taka Taka bedeutet Abfall auf Suaheli, die Landessprache Kenias.
Mit unserem zweiten Umweltprojekt «Taka Taka Revolution» unterstützen wir den Ausbau eines funktionierenden und in sich geschlossenen Entsorgungssystems in Ukunda. Dafür werden verschiedene Entsorgungsstationen aufgestellt, bei welchen der Abfall abgegeben werden kann. Der Inhalt der regelmässig geleerten Entsorgungsstationen wird anschliessend in das Abfall-Depot gebracht. Dort wird er getrennt und Plastik und Papier mittels Maschinen zu neuen Produkten verarbeitet. Aus Hartplastikabfällen entstehen beispielsweise Dachziegel, Stützbalken und andere Baumaterialien. Papier wird mit Kokos- und Baobabschalen vermengt und zu Briketts verarbeitet.

Erfahre mehr über das Projekt auf unserer Webseite, und sorge mit einer Spende für einen schnellen Aufbau eines in sich geschlossenen Entsorgungssystems in Kenia.

https://www.ekwal.ch/takatakarevolution