Blog | KwalePlastics

Oct 23
6 min

Let’s Go Shopping

By Paul Savage There’s a quote about the trash we create which obviously but rather pointedly says, “There is no such thing as away. When...

International Coastal Cleanup: Team Kenya - South Coast

Kwale Plastics

Sep 14
2 min

International Coastal Cleanup: Team Kenya - South Coast

Press Release 12th September, 2020 This year’s International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day and World Clean-up Day (WCD) coincide on Saturday...

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Kwale Plastics

Aug 5
5 min

Playing with fire

By Paul Savage As we continue to battle on with our Trash4Cash program, our teams moved out from Ukunda and went to Diani to clean up are...

Trash4Cash: Babies are Great – Nappies Less So

Kwale Plastics

Jul 28
2 min

Trash4Cash: Babies are Great – Nappies Less So

This was the 9th week of the Trash4 Cash project and the teams moved away from cleaning the roadside. On Tuesday 21st July they went toge...

Kwale Plastics

Jul 16
4 min

And...where does all our trash go?

Over the last two months our Trash4Cash program has collected a staggering 8,674kgs of waste from the sides of the roads, roadside open d...

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Kwale Plastics

Jun 30
2 min

Saluting the Trash4Cash Women!

Trash4Cash is supporting 20 people plus 6 Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors staff who lead the project. Of those recruited, 8 are single mother

KPPC Undertakes First Beach Clean Up of 2020

Kwale Plastics

Jun 30
2 min

KPPC Undertakes First Beach Clean Up of 2020

This last Saturday - June 20th - saw the first KPPC organized voluntary Beach Clean-up of 2020 take place. Because of the coronavirus the

Kwale Plastics

Jun 18
3 min

Trash4Cash Update

Trash4Cash (T4C) on the South Coast of Kenya is now 4 weeks old and it has been a great success! KPPC volunteer, Paul Savage, shares this u

Kwale Plastics

Apr 29
1 min

Growing Family

Inspired by the effect of pristine nature more and more communities along the Kenyan Coastline come together to implement waste management s

Creating a sustainable waste management system in Kenya

Kwale Plastics

Apr 14
1 min

Creating a sustainable waste management system in Kenya

In cooperation with other NGOs we were lucky enough to get some positive press feedback. Creating a Sustainable Waste Management System in

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