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A
new #SolveDifferent expedition
begins
UN Environment
Assembly
11
to 15 March 2019 in
Nairobi, Kenya
Backed
by UN Environment Clean
Seas Initiative, the Flipflopi dhow - made
entirely out of plastic trash -
successfully docked in Stone Town, Zanzibar
after its 500 kilometer-long voyage
along the East African coast.
The dhow stopped at towns
along the coast to change mindsets and
behavior around plastic waste. Now,
27 hotels have pledged to remove straws and
replace all plastic bottles with
sustainable alternatives, towards a
plastic-free East African
coastline.
In Mombasa, the
government announced the closure of
the Kibarani dumpsite, where waste
was directly released into the
ocean, threatening marine life. Waste is
now being disposed of at a more ecologically
sensitive dump site.
After the
success of its maiden voyage from Lamu to
Zanzibar in February, the Flipflopi will be making
a different expedition – this time on
land, where it will travel to the UN
Environment Assembly.
The UN
Environment assembly will gather
environmental leaders from around the
world to focus on innovative
solutions to environmental
crises. The Flipflopi is a
colourful and immediate example of how we
can #SolveDifferent with plastic waste,
and bring the concept of
the circular economy to life.
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Flipflopi expedition arrives at its final
destination in Zanzibar. There they are greeted
by UN Environment Assembly president Siim
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