Turning Trash into Treasure!
Beach trash into beach games, forest litter into seedling crates, lakeside rubbish into fishing equipment and trailside garbage into backpacking kit. Clean up the environment and help us turn discarded…
Beach trash into beach games, forest litter into seedling crates, lakeside rubbish into fishing equipment and trailside garbage into backpacking kit. Clean up the environment and help us turn discarded…
Yes, The Flipflopi Expedition that designed, built and sailed a 9 meter traditional Swahili Dhow made entirely from recycled plastic from Lamu to Zanzibar last year. This year they are taking their…
Happy Earth Day everyone! Sharing a message from the Flipflopi team - a message of hope - drumming up support for the fight against plastic pollution and working towards a…
Check out the awesome work being done by one of our partners - Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors in Diani! An interview with Susan Scull-Carvalho on the Flipflopi blog. Find out…
A big shout out to Boy Scout Troop 140 in the Trans-Atlantic Council (BSA). They recently climbed Mt. Kenya, hiking up the Sirimon route and coming down Chogoria route over…
Reusable interlocking flatpack planting pots for tree seedlings made out of 100% recycled plastic. Transfer your carefully raised seedlings without disturbing the roots and creating rubbish through the use of…
Plastiki Rafiki featured in the current issue of The International Educator (TIE) newspaper! Read Article
Sailing and fishing off the Kenya coast with carabiners made out of 100% recycled ocean plastic.
Join @trashion.ke at Karura Forest, in celebration of the International Day of Forests marked annually on the 21st March 2020. Our main aim is to raise awareness on climate change…
The ISK Inspiration Initiative! ISK has partnered with Village Market for the past 2 years in a program called the Inspired Shopping Campaign. All shoppers need to do is confirm…
The Greenest Plastic in Town! We create all our products out of 100% recycled plastic and are developing energy-efficient and off-grid recycling solutions. Creating products out of recycled plastic means…
In search of the perfect Seedball! Inspired by SeedballsKenya, the ISK Greenhouse Club and Plastiki Rafiki have built a seedball compactor and have been experimenting with different seedball casings and tree…
Part of a Global Community! Thank you Precious Plastic for the funky patches which we received this week! We are very proud to be part of this global community -…
Check out the article about Plastiki Rafiki and the Mt. Kenya Clean Up conducted together with Savage Wilderness in the latest issue of "Why I Love Kenya Magazine", the official…
As we count the days till the end of 2019 we wanted to share some numbers from last year.... Machines: We have built 6 different compression molding machines, 4 injection…
List of some recent product and machine prototypes we have been working on in the lab - looking forward to releasing the final versions early next year. Watch this space!…
Proud to be part of Tribal Chic 2019 - the annual charity fashion show held at Nairobi’s most prestigious 5 star boutique hotel – Tribe. This year all guests received…
ISK 3rd grade students visit our plastic recycling workshop as part of their “matter” unit (materials turning from solid to liquid form) and create seed planters out of extruded plastic…
100% recycled plastic - that would otherwise litter the environment or end up in landfills. 100% student driven - all machines and products are designed and manufactured at the ISK…
Nice to see our machines and product molds being used to create unique products in Diani! Working together towards a cleaner and greener Kenya #plastikirafiki
Keep the environment in your thoughts this holiday season! Plastiki Rafiki Christmas tree ornaments made out 100% recycled plastic! Find these, as well as our other products at the PTO…
An ergonomic football shin-pad made out of 100% recycled HDPE and foam! Partnering with Futbol Mas (setting up a plastic recycling workshop in Mathare) has inspired us to take a…
1000 students at ISK! For the first time since its establishment, ISK passed the 1,000 mark this year in enrolled students. To celebrate this momentous milestone for our school we…
Fishing Carabiner?! Check out our latest outdoor product! A handy carabiner made out of 100% recycled plastic which also doubles as hand line for your next fishing adventure. Injection molded…
Going camping? Check out tour camping mallets made out of 100% recycled plastic. Using our compression machine, shredded HDPE and an old bean can as a mold, hammering pegs has…
Check out our new mobile cart! Designed to showcase what you can make out discarded plastic. Recycled plastic products on the go....
Fútbol Más (http://futbolmas.org/en/kenya/) a well-established youth program based in Mathare and Kibera, uses football as a medium for learning and developing resilience and life skills for young people between the…
Did you know all the bags we use for our trash collection drives are made from 100% recycled PP? A big thank you to Texplast Kenya who generously sponsor our…
We recycle plastics, but what about all the rest of the rubbish we collect? We deposit it at the ISK recycling facility where Taka Taka Solutions picks it up and…
Plastiki Rafiki, Students for the Environment Club and Savage Wilderness Safaris came together during the annual International School of Kenya intercultural trip to lead a rubbish collection and awareness drive…
ISK has been closed for the last two months, but we have still been busy. Two of our member's spend the first weeks in June helping to set up a…
Having proven that you can run a viable business creating products out of recycled plastic in Kenya we get frequent visits from different organizations and individuals interested in starting their…
New earring and necklace designs - funky colors for a brighter, greener, cleaner tomorrow!
As part of the “Homes” Unit, ISK Pre-K kids learn about the importance of recycling and the impact of plastic on the environment. During the course of the unit students…
We gave a Kenyan wood carver a block of compressed recycled HDPE plastic to see if it has right properties to be carved. The results are impressive - in an…
These are plastic slingshots used for launching indigenous acacia seed balls. Weapons in the fight for a cleaner and greener Kenya!
Recycled Plastic Greenhouse! Plastiki Rafiki members working together with ISK Elementary School Students designed and created this greenhouse/shed made entirely out of discarded water and milk bottles. Check out the…
In May 2018 Plastiki Rafiki took it upon themselves to create a beautiful sign made out of recycled plastic for Wangari Mathai's visit to ISK. The sign is still standing…