Backed by UNEP Clean Seas Initiative, the Flipflopi – a traditional dhow sail boat made entirely from waste plastic collecting along Kenyan beaches – sets sail on the first overseas expedition in January 2019, travelling 500kms from Lamu to Zanzibar to raise awareness about marine plastic pollution.
Departing from Lamu, the FlipFlopi will sail south along the coasts of Kenya stopping in Watamu, Kilifi, Mombasa and Diani, before crossing into northern Tanzania with planned stops on Pemba Island, and onwards into Stone Town, Zanzibar. The voyage will take between 12 and 14 days.
The Flipflopi team will be visiting schools, communities and government officials along the way sharing solutions and changing mindsets. Remember, this was never really about the boat – we simply want to demonstrate that single use plastic doesn’t make sense. We hope people around the world are inspired to find their own ways to repurpose ‘already-used’ plastic.
Up to 40 percent of all food in the United States is wasted. Just producing that food swallows up roughly 20 percent of America’s cropland, fertilizers, and agricultural water. NRDC’s Food Matters initiative partners with cities to strive toward a 15 percent reduction in food waste within five years through a comprehensive set of policies and programs.
