World’s first recycled plastic dhow sets sail from Kenya

made by recycled plastic floats during its official voyage launch at Lamu Island, northern coast of Kenya, on January 23, 2019. Flipflopi, the world’s first 100% recycled plastic dhow, embarks on its 500 km maiden voyage from Lamu on January 23, 2019, Kenya to Tanzania’s Zanzibar, visiting schools, communities and government officials, sharing solutions and changing mindsets along the way. Supported by UN Environment’s CleanSeas Program, the expedition will raise awareness for the more than 12m tonnes of plastic being in dumped in the ocean every year.

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