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Boat made of recycled plastic and flip-flops inspires fight for cleaner seas along African coast

Boat made of recycled plastic and flip-flops inspires fight for cleaner seas along African coast

New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): After completing a historic 500km journey from the Kenyan island of Lamu to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, the world’s first ever traditional “dhow” sailing boat made entirely from recycled plastic, known as the Flipflopi, has successfully raised awareness of the need to overcome one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges: plastic pollution.