AISA Outstanding Service Project Award Recipient
Plastiki Rafiki is the proud recipient of the 2020 AISA (Association or International School in Africa) “Outstanding Service Project Award”. The award celebrates and rewards
June 21, 2020
LATEST NEWS
Plastiki Rafiki – Students Leading Innovative Plastic Repurposing and Design
A big thank you to the Flipflopi for featuring us on their blog. We are excited to be be part of and African Plastic Revolution
June 21, 2020
Plastiki Rafiki Sets Sail!
Plastiki Rafiki Partners with Flipflopi for the Lake Victoria Expedition Plastiki Rafiki is excited to announce a partnership with the Flipflopi project for their upcoming
May 10, 2020
Off-grid Plastic Recycling!
Over the last couple of months we have been working on designing and testing off-grid plastic recycling machines for a project in Northern Kenya. We
May 8, 2020
International Labour Day
As we celebrate International Labour Day and all the hard working people around the world, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight our project
May 5, 2020
Support Kwale Plastics!
Please take some time to check out and support this worthwhile cause by one of our partners Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors to fight the consequences of Covid-19
May 2, 2020
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
April 23, 2020
Plastiki Rafiki Partnering with the Flipflopi Lake Victoria Expedition!
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
April 22, 2020
Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day everyone! Sharing a message from the Flipflopi team – a message of hope – drumming up support for the fight against plastic
April 22, 2020
Kwale Plastics!
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
April 15, 2020
Boy Scouts Clean Mt. Kenya
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
April 10, 2020
Introducing the Plastiki Rafiki Planter!
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
March 28, 2020
Old bottles given a second life!
We specialize in recycled plastic but have recently been experimenting with recycled glass. We create unique glasses and serving trays out of used bottles. Bottles
March 10, 2020
Extruded Plastic Bowls
Extruded plastic bowls made out of 100% recycled plastic. We are having fun experimenting with different weaves, colors, and textures.
March 7, 2020
Plastiki Rafiki in TIE Magazine!
Plastiki Rafiki featured in the current issue of The International Educator (TIE) newspaper! Read Article
March 7, 2020
Carabiners in Lamu
Sailing and fishing off the Kenya coast with carabiners made out of 100% recycled ocean plastic.
March 6, 2020
Save a life, Plant a tree
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
March 5, 2020
Inspiration Initiative!
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
February 4, 2020
Our Carbon Footprint
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
February 2, 2020
Seedballs!
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
February 2, 2020
Precious Plastic Patches!
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
February 2, 2020
Paddle Boards
Having fun on Kenya’s beautiful beaches with a Plastiki Rafiki paddleboard. Made out of 100% recycled beach plastic and discarded flip flops. Big thanks to
January 24, 2020
Plastiki Rafiki – Why I Love Kenya!
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
January 17, 2020
Happy New Year from Plastiki Rafiki!
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
December 28, 2019
New products!
List of some recent product and machine prototypes we have been working on in the lab – looking forward to releasing the final versions early
December 26, 2019
Tribal Chic 2019
Proud to be part of Tribal Chic 2019 – the annual charity fashion show held at Nairobi’s most prestigious 5 star boutique hotel – Tribe.
December 22, 2019
3rd Grade Workshop
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
December 22, 2019
Diani Machines!
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
December 14, 2019
Plastiki Rafiki Winter Items!
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
December 11, 2019
New shin-pad
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
December 9, 2019
1000 ISK students Plastiki Rafiki
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
November 6, 2019
Carabiner for fishing? We got you!
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
November 5, 2019
Camping mallet
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
November 5, 2019
We are Mobile!
Check out our new mobile cart! Designed to showcase what you can make out discarded plastic. Recycled plastic products on the go….
October 21, 2019
Plastiki Rafiki Partnering with Futbol Mas
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
October 1, 2019
Recycled plastic bags collecting plastic to recycle
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
September 27, 2019
Taka Taka Solutions
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
September 26, 2019
Mt. Kenya Clean Up
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
September 21, 2019
Plastiki Rafiki in Diani
Transferring what we have learned from setting up and running Plastiki Rafiki over the past year, the club has been working towards setting up other
September 6, 2019
Back from the Summer!
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
August 7, 2019
Launching the Plastiki Rafiki Network!
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
August 5, 2019
New earring and necklace designs
New earring and necklace designs – funky colors for a brighter, greener, cleaner tomorrow!
June 5, 2019
Cleaning up our homes and making new ones!
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
May 24, 2019
Kenyan woodcarver gets recycled plastic!
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
March 13, 2019
Recycled plastic slingshots and packets of indigenous acacia seed balls.
These are plastic slingshots used for launching indigenous acacia seed balls. Weapons in the fight for a cleaner and greener Kenya!
February 13, 2019
Plastic Greenhouse at ISK
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
February 20, 2018
Sign created for Wangari Mathai memorial
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.
February 13, 2018
