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Last weekend Plastiki Rafiki and the Futbol Mas Recycling Workspace had an amazing time at the Shamba Recycling Fair! We had the opportunity to network

Thanks WildlifeDirect for inviting us to present our work as part of the Plastics vs. Planet Earth Day discussion! Ten stunning talks by phenomenal young

Plastiki Rafiki was recently featured in AISA’s (Association of International Schools in Africa) video about integrating design education into service-learning programs! As a club, we

Honoured to have been invited to the inaugural Mazingira Awards, hosted by Kenya’s First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto at the State House! Our team was

A recent project -transforming discarded oil drums into sand toys using thermoforming and a 3D printed mold. The thermoforming manufacturing process traditionally relies on virgin

After a year of prototyping and iterating on the ISK D&A Lab roof we are excited to be installing our first set of Plastiki Rafiki

For the second year running, Plastiki Rafiki designed and fabricated the moulds for the medals. Our partner workshop – Futbol Mas, Mathare – produced 2000+

Our biggest baddest machine yet! Fabricated at the ISK Design Lab using Precious Precious Plastic’s open source blueprints this sheet press creates beautiful 1.2m x

Plastiki Rafiki was honoured to be invited as an exhibitor at the recent Green Expo and National Dialogue event hosted by the National Environment Management

Turtle rescue transport cage made out of 100% recycled plastic – heading to Local Ocean in Watamu. We are proud to have been working with

Using recycled aluminium to create recycled plastic products! Creating aluminium casts for recycled plastic wall climbing holds. We started with clay mould, then a plaster

Experimenting with plastic lumber – discarded tires and recycled plastic being turned into funky garden furniture.

Trophy for upcoming Faraja “Paddle for Cancer” fundraiser taking place at Savage Wilderness on the Tana River. Designed by ISK students. Made from 100% recycled

Mud kitchen tables made out of 100% HDPE recycled plastic! The old wooden tables in the ISK Kindergarten garden were rotting away, so we decided

Designed by ISK students and injection moulded from discarded plastic….we love the simple interlocking chessboard solution!

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

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

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

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

Clean beaches are way more fun! – beach toys made from 100% recycled plastic

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

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

Emboo River Camp – the greenest lodge in the Mara! When it comes to sustainable travel, these guys have gone all in! Renewable energy, wastewater

Thanks for all the support we received in 2022 – we could not have done it without you! As we continue our work towards cleaning

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

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

“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

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

Recycled plastic railway tracks!One of the best toys ever – classic wooden railway tracks – is now also available from 100% recycled plastic. Easily interchangeable

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

Can you believe it? – we started in 2018 – same time this flame tree was planted (in fact, the sign used in the commemoration

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,

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

A big thank you to the Kenyan Broadcasting Cooperation (KCB) for featuring us last week and helping us spread our message – we all need

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

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

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!

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,

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

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

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

Plastiki Rafiki is proud to be part of the Jenga Green Library – a directory of Green Building Materials and Services developed by The Kenya

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

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

With the conclusion of COP26 and the global call for urgent action to combat climate change – Plastiki Rafiki has joined forces with eight other

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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

Plaque frame made out of 100% recycled plastic – molded from discarded cooking oil containers. The plaque was designed to commemorate the Mbut Lolwe Sculpture,

Happy belated New Year from Plastiki Rafiki!After almost a year of meeting virtually, we are all finally back on campus and excited about what the

Beams, planks and poles made out of 100% recycled plastic! Big shout out to the precious plastic team for sharing the extruder pro build plans.

The Flip Flopi Dhow has made it too Kisumu and is being exhibited at the Impala Park. We are proud to be partnering with this

Through a collaboration between Plastiki Rafiki, the International Office of Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Human Settlements (UN-Habitat) Youth and Livelihoods Unit, the “One

Check out these clothes pegs designed by Plastiki Rafiki, created out of 100% recycled plastic. Keeps your laundry on the line with an extra hook

Plastic recycling machines heading to Wajir. A set of 5 machines heading to a new home in Northern Kenya as part the county’s effort to

Amazing boats and amazing projects and we are very excited to be part of this history! 2008 – Junk Raft: A makeshift boat kept afloat

When you buy products from us we say that all our profit goes towards fulfilling our mission – “Cleaning up our local environment and empowering