Plastiki Rafiki thrives through collaboration. We believe that lasting change happens when knowledge, skills, and tools are shared widely. Over the years, we have helped establish more than 20 unique workshops across Kenya, as well as in Eastern and Southern Africa, by equipping individuals, schools, universities, environmental organizations, and government agencies with plastic recycling machines, training, and custom product molds.
Though each workshop serves its own community with unique goals and clients, they are united by a shared vision: creating a cleaner, healthier planet through the collection and recycling of discarded plastic.
We don’t just build machines — we build capacity.
Our team provides training in:
Machine Building & Maintenance – ensuring that each workshop can keep running long-term.
Mold Design & Fabrication – from concept to production, using CNC milling, aluminium casting, plasma cutting, and laser cutting.
Thanks to the ISK Fabrication Lab, we’re able to design and manufacture custom molds tailored to the specific needs of each partner workshop and client.
The Plastiki Rafiki workshop at the International School of Kenya (ISK) acts as our innovation hub. Here, students engage in authentic design education: learning the tools, techniques, and processes of product development while tackling real-world challenges. They prototype new machines and molds, and when successful, these innovations are shared with our wider network.
Sunshot – Urban Tortoise, Limuru Road & LavingtonSun
International School of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
International School of Lusaka, Zambia
International School of Uganda, Uganda
International School of Tanganyika, Tanzania
If you share our passion for recycling and a cleaner planet, we’d love for you to join our network! Whether you run an established recycling space, use our machines, or are simply interested in plastic recycling, membership is free and comes with plenty of benefits. All we ask is that you read through our pledge and agree to our terms and conditions — together, we can turn plastic waste into opportunity.
Access to all machine construction and maintenance plans (Modified Precious Plastic Machines) and a database of ‘how to’ instructional videos.
Access to all Plastiki Rafiki Mold Designs (DXF & PDF Versions) allowing you to cut your own molds for all our products (there are 40+ unique pieces already in our collection which is continually growing. At cost pricing for any mold production.
In-person hands-on training of how to use the machines. Including training on how to maintain them and best practices we have picked up over the years.
Promotion of your products through both our e-commerce website and other social media platforms around Kenya. Help with marketing.
info@plastikirafiki.com
International School of Kenya
Kirawa Road Nairobi City KE
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