#ocean sole

ahhhhh! my whale shark came in! :D :D :D

is so cuuuuute! okay so. STORY TIME

this whale shark is made from flip-flops pulled out of the ocean in Kenya. the company, Ocean Sole, pays locals to collect the shoes from the beaches and rivers, then employs artisans from the area to carve them into cool animals and stuff! then they use the profits to help collect more shoes! AND they use the scraps to stuff mattresses for refugee camps!

AND have i mentioned this guy IS THE CUTEST!?!?!

you can buy stuff in their shop here. and you can watch a video of how they make the stuff below. V

overall: ten stars would buy again! :D

(also thank you to my little bro for the the late Christmas pressie!)

Ocean Sole's sculptures, made from discarded flip-flops, help clean up marine ecosystems where flip-flops have contributed to plastic pollution.

Artists collect old flip-flops from the beach, wash them, and combine them into blocks. They're then carved into a variety of shapes.

Flip-flops, which are generally made from plastics, tend to have their biggest markets in low-income countries. But when discarded, they get washed away to sea, harming marine life.

Ocean Sole recycled approximately 750,000 used flip-flops in 2020 and plans to continue raising awareness for wildlife conservation.

Artists use the incredible use of their art to come out with the figure that catches everyone's attraction. Be the part of such an artist and use creativity to come up with the recycled flip flop turtle. It is eco-friendly and offers a positive impact on the environment. Such artwork is either available in one color or multiple colors. Create the one or get it for your home décor.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/12/africa/flip-flops-pollution-ocean-sole/index.html

Do you know what happens to your flip flops once you're done wearing them?

They're probably ending up in the ocean.

But thankfully there is a group in Kenya that is cleaning up our oceans, one flip-flop at a time.

Ocean Sole upcycles over 800,000 flip flops per year into beautiful sculptures.

http://oceansoleafrica.com/

Not only do they reduce ocean plastics, they also employ low-income Kenyans and put 10% of their revenue to help fight ocean pollution!

Here are some of my favorite from their website!

This cuddly manatee!

This whimsical whale shark!

Hound & Art

Há quem diga que, na verdade, esta área é muito maior, já que não é fácil estimar seu tamanho real, devido ao constante movimento que ela executa. Invisível para nós, que estamos em terra, utilizando e descartando material freneticamente todos os dias, sem fazer a menor ideia do destino disso tudo que jogamos fora, mas que gera efeitos.

Um desses efeitos é os detritos pararem em praias pelo mundo inteiro. E em uma dessas praias, em Nairobi, Quênia, os moradores decidiram reaproveitar o lixo, criando brinquedos à partir da enorme quantidade de chinelos que vinham pelo mar.

A iniciativa se chama Ocean Sole, empregam cerca de 100 pessoas e já conseguiram reaproveitar mais de 400 toneladas de lixo do oceano.

Repito: 400 toneladas.

Fonte: Papo de Homem 

What do you do with a pair of old flip-flops? The fact is, we produce billions of pairs of non-biodegradable pairs every year.

But now a Kenyan biologist has at least a partial solution. Julie Church’s artisan manufacturing company, Ocean Sole, turned about 50 tonnes of dirty, discarded and damaged flip-flops into animal ornaments and jewellery in 2013. She anticipates doubling that amount this year, and will pay 25p per kilo to whoever brings them in.

      In Kenya, where plastic flip-flops cost a dollar, beaches are littered not just with broken and battered domestic varieties but with flip-flops from all over the world. Branded flip-flops turn up on Kenya’s east-facing shoreline from the Middle East, South Asia and Australasia.