INVENTIONS TURNING TO ANTIDOTES!
Flipflopi, the world's first sailing boat made from 100% recycled plastic, is joining forces with the UN Environment Programme's Clean Seas Campaign once more, this time embarking on an expedition by sailing around Africa's largest freshwater ecosystem - Lake Victoria. The voyage aims to send an urgent message to the East Africa community on the need to end the unnecessary single-use plastic scourge that is threatening the region.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to address the myriad environmental crises, which can only be done through regional and global consensus on key issues like single-use plastic, and climate change," said Joyce Msuya, Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). "Flipflopi is a great African example of the circular economy in action; we are proud to see it start this new journey around Lake Victoria, a shared resource that we must do all we can to protect."
"Flipflopi was built to show the world that it is possible to make valuable materials out of waste plastic, and that single-use plastic really does not make sense," said Ali Skanda, co-founder of the Flipflopi project and builder of the world's first recycled plastic dhow. "By sailing around the lake, we aim to inspire people to create their own waste-plastic innovations and adopt circular solutions that will build greener businesses, whilst also taking plastic out of the environment. Together with communities across the Lake Victoria region we hope to bring awareness and innovative solutions to beat pollution and support a green recovery in East Africa"
Flipflopi was built to show the world that it is possible to make valuable materials out of waste plastic, and that single-use plastic really does not make sense.
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