Flamboyant Flipflopi dhow seeks sea change in how we view plastic
by UN Environment 20 Sep 2018 18:18 PDT
Flamboyant Flipflopi dhow seeks sea change in how we view plastic © UN Environment
Ben Morison's epiphany came early one morning as he set out for a swim on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. The Kenyan tour operator counted 13 pieces of plastic, including bottles and flip flops, as he walked to the sea. With a jolt, he realized how degraded the coastline he loved – and marketed as a dream destination – had become. He had to act.
"It's all too easy to look to the left or the right and wait for somebody else to do something but I thought, 'What can I do that could help bring this to light, and be fun and cheerful?'," he says.
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