Anyone Up For a Game of Checkers or Chess?
Designed by ISK students and injection moulded from discarded plastic….we love the simple interlocking chessboard solution!
Be Gold, Go Bold!
Plastiki Rafiki was honored to design the medals for the inaugural #BeBoldGoGold childhood cancer awareness run organized by the Faraja Cancer Support Trust which took place at Karura Forest last…
Numbers for Elementary School!
Plastiki Rafiki is proud to be part of the ISK community. We love designing products to help our school community. Check out these colorful numbers made out of recycled HDPE…
PETCO Committed Member Awards
Plastiki Rafiki were honored to design the 2021 PETCO Awards recognizing companies working towards a circular economy, leading the way in post consumer PET recycling in Kenya. These beautifully crafted…
Plastiki Rafiki wins CSR100 2022 award!
Plastiki Rafiki was recently voted best "Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative" in Kenya by an independent panel of judges drawn from non-profit organizations, academia, sustainability advocacy, professional bodies, industry networks,…
Beach Clean-ups
Clean beaches are way more fun! - beach toys made from 100% recycled plastic
Kicking off the New Semester with a Brainstorming Session!
Plastiki Rafiki has come back from winter break excited to start this semester! Groups of students are working together to brainstorm ideas for the new year, and we are looking…
US Ambassador visit
Yesterday, we were honored to welcome the U.S. Embassy Nairobi Ambassador to Kenya, Ms. Meg Whitman to the ISK campus. After a brief welcome from our youngest students, Ambassador Whitman…
Emboo River Camp
Emboo River Camp - the greenest lodge in the Mara! When it comes to sustainable travel, these guys have gone all in! Renewable energy, wastewater treatment, electric vehicles, organic farming,…
Happy New Year!
Thanks for all the support we received in 2022 - we could not have done it without you! As we continue our work towards cleaning up our local environment and…
DART keychains
Commemorative DART Mission keychains designed by our own Plastiki Rafiki space geeks and molded from an old discarded water tank by the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) workspace. These keepsakes were…
IC Trip Clean Up
Plastiki Rafiki environmental cleanups collected 1,850 kg of trash! Using our latest product, the Taka Tongs, students in three recent student trips around Kenya picked up large amounts of trash.…
Karibu Dudus!
"Insect Hotels", made out of 100% recycled plastic and bamboo, provide nesting spaces for solitary bees and wasps and other insects. The bamboo provides nesting spaces, while the plastic protects…
Round Square Pins – Take Less and Be More!
ISK students recently traveled to the Round Square Conference in Oxford, UK. Bringing together more than 800 delegates from 50 countries around the world, this year's conference theme was "Take…
New Product Alert!
Recycled plastic railway tracks!One of the best toys ever - classic wooden railway tracks - is now also available from 100% recycled plastic. Easily interchangeable with any of the original…
Table end Stubs
School desks, tables, chairs, and shelves in Kenya are generally made using light gauge furniture tube. Our end stubs ,made out of 100% recycled HDPE are designed to fasten on…
We are 4 Years old!
Can you believe it? - we started in 2018 - same time this flame tree was planted (in fact, the sign used in the commemoration plaque was one of our…
Check Out our Recycled Plastic Lawn Games!
Have fun in the sun with Plastiki Rafiki lawn/beach games. Kuub, Horseshoes and Bocce Ball are all made from 100% recycled plastic. Colourful, tough, waterproof, sustainable…..and so much fun!
Puzzle Pieces!
Check out these multicoloured interlocking puzzles made out of 100% recycled plastic. Designed to foster hand-eye coordination and creativity in early years learners, we look forward to testing these puzzle…
KCB feature
A big thank you to the Kenyan Broadcasting Cooperation (KCB) for featuring us last week and helping us spread our message - we all need to do our part to…
Workshops for the children
We are proud to be part of the ISK community, we host frequent tours and workshops, as we work to inspire the next generation of designers and eco warriors!
Local Ocean Update!
Love your Local Ocean! Check out these beautiful keychains and magnets designed for our friends from Local Ocean in Watamu. Made from 100% recycled beach plastic, with all profits from…
New Machine!
Is it a bird is it a plane?....no, it's a brand new plastic injector designed and built to be used by our younger eco warriors! A slower production process from…
ISK Goes Carbon Neutral!
Plastiki Rafiki is a proud member of ISK's Carbon Neutral Alliance. A network of student-led clubs and organizations advocating for environmental change within the school, with the goal of making…
“Recycling plastics for reuse earns students a tidy sum” – BD
We were recently featured on Business Daily / Nation Kenya - thanks for the support! https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/lifestyle/personal-finance/recycling-plastics-for-reuse-earns-students-a-tidy-sum--4051758?fbclid=IwAR2MMGo9wGFwRn9jHpvc55qVVW77WNVvJkE5XoF-q0KAE_zsW6rq3AsqF0g
Presidential Slingshots ;)
What an honor to have his excellency the President of Kenya test out one of our Plastiki Rafiki slingshots at the recent launch of the #NairobiRiver rehabilitation project - working…
Recycled Plastic Board Games
Anyone up for a game of checkers of chess? Designed by ISK students and injection molded from discarded plastic....we love the simple interlocking chess board solution!
Loisaba Rhino Fence Flashers – Project Update
Project Update - Protecting rhinos, cleaning up the environment and creating local employment! We wrote previously about our project with Loisaba Conservancy to create branded "fence flashers" for their rhino fence…
Jenga Green Library – Promoting Green Building Materials in Kenya.
Plastiki Rafiki is proud to be part of the Jenga Green Library - a directory of Green Building Materials and Services developed by The Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) in…
Reform Africa visits Plastiki Rafiki!
Recently we hosted, Faith and Shamim from Reform Africa, a social enterprise based in Uganda that transforms discarded plastic bags into sustainable, waterproof and durable bags.They are interested in expanding…
In support of neurodiversity!
First fish caught on a Crankbait made from 100% recycled plastic! This project by an ISK STEM Pathways student has been going on for the last two years - with…
Recycled plastic paving tiles!
Over the last few months we have been working together with the Construction by Design club, experimenting with simple plastic composites - adding sand and other aggregates to waste plastic…
Recycled Plastic Fishing Lures!
First fish caught on a Crankbait made from 100% recycled plastic! This project by an ISK STEM Pathways student has been going on for the last two years - with…
Diani Samaki Classic Fishing Tournament Trophies
Plastiki Rafiki is proud to have designed and created the Trophies fo the 2021 Diani Samaki Classic Fishing Tournament. Proceeds from the tournament, organized by the Diani Fishing Club and…
Turning ocean plastic into unique keepsakes.
On Mach 2nd 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.…
Rosslyn Academy starts recycling!
We recently supplied an injection press, compression oven and a selection of molds + conducted a training workshop at Rosslyn Academy, enabling them to start recycling plastic. We might be…
Plastiki Rafiki Wins ISC Community Building Award!
We are proud to announce that Plastiki Rafiki has won this year's International School Awards - Community Building Award! The Awards provide the opportunity for international schools to share best…
Recycled Plastic Awards honoring Kenya’s best Manufacturers!
Late last year Plastiki Rafiki was tasked to design the awards for the yearly Kenya Association of Manufacturers Awards. The 20 unique awards were crafted out of 100% recycled plastic…
ISK is going Carbon Neutral!
With the conclusion of COP26 and the global call for urgent action to combat climate change - Plastiki Rafiki has joined forces with eight other ISK student clubs to form…
Green innovation in the Desert!
We recently helped set up a plastic recycling workspace at the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) on the shores of lake Turkana. TBI organized a clean up drive at the local…
Rafting to raise money for cancer care!
Plastiki Rafiki created trophies and medals made out 100% recycled plastic for the recently concluded Faraja Cancer Support Trust Whitewater rafting challenge. The gold, silver and bronze medals designed by…
Trophies recognizing KAM’s 2021 Sustainability Leaders
Plastiki Rafiki designed and carefully crafted 13 trophies for the recently concluded Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Sustainability Recognition Awards. The unique trophies were made out of recycled plastic and…
Protecting Rhinos while Cleaning up the Environment!
Plastiki Rafiki is very excited to be working on a project with the Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia to create recycled plastic and tetrapack flashers for their new Rhino Sanctuary. The…
New Injection Machine Design for the ISK Middle School!
We recently fabricated a set of Plastic Recycling machines for the ISK Middle School, replicating the set up we have in the High School. In addition to the plastic shredder…
Rain Water Catchment Solutions!
Rain gutter made out of 100% recycled HDPE - we have been creating classic rain gutters with brackets as well as these interlocking gutters, designed to clamp onto corrugate iron…
Protecting turtles using recycled marine litter!
Check out this amazing project by Siana, a Plastiki Rafiki member and ISK STEM Pathways student, who spent much of last year volunteering with local turtle conservation organizations during ISK's…
Enjoy the bush and keep it clean!
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Plastiki Rafiki Featured on One Army Weekly News Video!
Super honored and excited to be featured in this Month's "One Army" (Precious Plastics) monthly news together with all the other amazing recycling workspaces in East Africa - using precious…
Beyond Plastic!
We recently built a Biopress Machine using open source designs from Precious Plastic with the goal to create rigid and strong biodegradable materials using food waste that could replace single…
Boy Scouts Reforesting the Southern Abadares!
Check out Plastiki Rafiki member Anders Luffman's Eagle Scout Project addressing the issue of deforestation and scarce biodiversity within the Southern Aberdare Forest in Kenya using seed-balls and Plastiki Rafiki…
