Question
Download Solution PDF_________, the world’s first sailing boat made entirely from plastic waste, aims to raise people’s awareness of plastic pollution in oceans.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Flipflopi.
Key Points
- Flipflopi the world’s first sailing boat made entirely from plastic waste, aims to raise people’s awareness of plastic pollution in oceans.
- Flip-flops were collected from beaches and towns on the Kenyan coast.
- The Flip Flop project is a positive African plastic revolution.
- The Flipflopi is a Kenyan community-built boat constructed from recycled marine plastic and flip-flops.
- The project calls for a plastic revolution and raises awareness of the dangers of single-use plastic, of which 12 million tonnes are dumped at sea every year rather than repurposed or recycled.
Additional Information
- Africa is the continent that has taken the most national measures against the use and production of plastic bags.
- Out of 54countries, 24 have voted for a total or partial ban on plastic bags.
- By 2018, 58% of them had implemented these bans, although in practice in many countries major difficulties persist in complying with these bans.
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