Tanlged in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools – tattered old flip-flops are an eyesore on Kenya’s beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond. They are the footwear of choice for much of the world but cheap flip-flops, like other plastic trash, are polluting oceans and pristine white-sand beaches like Kilifi on the Indian Ocean.
NAIROBI, Feb 28 Tangled in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools tattered old flip flops are an eyesore on Kenya’s beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond. They are the footwear of choice for much of the world but cheap flip flops, like.
Less than 10% of plastic is recycled, with most dumped in oceans and landfill. A Kenyan enterprise recycles discarded flip flops and other plastic garbage found on beaches into colourful masterpieces.
In Kenya, old flip flops are turned into masterpieces maravipost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from maravipost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A blight on the beach, old flip flops given makeover in Kenya modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tangled in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools - tattered old flip flops are an eyesore on Kenya's beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond.