After many months’ work, we are delighted to announce that The Flipflopi Toolkit: Practical tools for plastic recovery in peri-urban, shoreline and remote communities is now live.
This has been an intense and demanding piece of work, drawing deeply on all our skills in design, UX, UI, databases and coding. Please visit https://toolkit.theflipflopi.com and check out this great site.
Packed full of knowledge, wisdom and insights from The FlipFlopi Project on the island archipelago of Lamu, Kenya, the toolkit is in two parts:
✳️ Plastic Recycling Essentials ✳️
Simple, practical guidance on how to get started, from setting up a recycling space to sorting plastic and running a safe operation.
✳️ Local outreach – encouraging participation and awareness.
✳️ Feedstock – Collecting, sorting, cleaning and solving common problems.
✳️ Recycling – Creating valuable products from recycled plastic.
✳️ Enterprise – Understanding markets and building a business.
✳️ Tracking impact – Measuring environmental, social, and business results.
✴️ Scaling Your Impact ✴️
Once your model is up and running, what next? This section shares ways to grow your impact through training, local partnerships, better data, and community and policy engagement, unlocking new opportunities and helping you scale.
✴️ R&D – Improving materials, processes and techniques.
✴️ Training – Sharing knowledge through training and education.
✴️ Partnerships – Working with governments and municipalities to improve waste systems.
✴️ Policymaking – informing decision-makers on supporting circular economies.
✴️ Campaigning – Lessons from pushing for stronger laws, and how to start.
Who is the Flipflopi Toolkit for?
✔️ Community-based organisations and recyclers working at ground level
✔️ Local authorities with limited funds or infrastructure
✔️ National policymakers developing circular economy strategies
✔️ Industry associations and standards bodies interested in practical solutions
✔️ Universities and training providers shaping the next generation of workers
✔️ Technical consultants and advisors supporting waste systems
✔️ Donors and development partners looking for locally proven models
If you’re working to stop plastic pollution in a shoreline, island or peri-urban community, this toolkit is designed with you in mind.
Please explore the toolkit and share with everyone who could benefit from it.