Beach Trash to Boutique Buys - Kenya Rocks!

Cool idea to turn beach trash into art objects and fair trade items.

clipped from www.ipsnews.net TRADE-AFRICA: Flip-flops Transformed Into Toys to Save Turtles By Najum Mushtaq UniquEco transforms trash. Credit: Najum Mushtaq/IPS NAIROBI, Apr 13 (IPS) - Art and fashion, environmental conservation, poverty alleviation and fair trade come together at UniqEco’s Marula Studios in an upscale suburb of Nairobi. A visit to its workshop and display centre is a delight to the eyes as well as an occasion to learn about the problem of marine pollution and its eco-friendly, community-based and business-savvy solutions.