The Flipflopi Toolkit

The Flipflopi Toolkit is a free, open resource for people working to tackle plastic pollution in places that are often left out of the conversation – shoreline towns, island communities, small recycling groups, and local governments working far from big-city infrastructure.

It’s based on what authors have learned from running a recycling programme in Lamu, a small island archipelago off the northern coast of Kenya. Like many places in the region, Lamu faces real challenges – long distances from industry, limited machinery, unreliable power, and very little public waste management funding.

Even so, it’s possible to build something that works. This toolkit shares what they’ve tried, what worked, what didn’t, and what others might want to build on.

The toolkit covers the full plastic journey – from collection to recycling, from building partnerships to changing policy. It includes real-life examples, photos, templates, checklists, and lessons learned.

You can read it start to finish, or just dip into the bits that are most useful to you.