Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on a local, Nairobi, Kenya-based effort to recycle plastic bags into fencing poles.
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Plastic Bag Recycling in Kenya
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Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on a local, Nairobi, Kenya-based effort to recycle plastic bags into fencing poles.
Duration : 0:3:23
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
True that he …
True that he creates employment and local start-ups are needed. BUT I was born and raised in Kenya and I have never seen anybody who is born with HIV and who is malnourshed, except on TV just like you. Saying that almost all Kenyans are born with HIV and are malnousrished is simply not true. Many children are born with HIV and some areas suffer from famine when it doesnt rain but it is far from being “almost all of them”…
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Wow! What a great …
Wow! What a great example of recycling. The world should see this as an example of a thoughtful reuse of plastic bags. Plastic bag recycling is happening everywhere.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
wow this guy is a …
wow this guy is a good example of success out of something so simple and so usefull
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
LOVE..!!
LOVE..!!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
how can i get in …
how can i get in touch with evansgithinji.need his contacts as need his help.please assist
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
What a fabulous …
What a fabulous story! Thanks for sharing. It goes to show that one person really can make a difference for the planet. Imagine a world without plastic debris littering our planet!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Brilliant!! I love …
Brilliant!! I love it!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
if i see you …
if i see you trowing a bag down and not in a trash bin im gona beat you up
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
yes its a good …
yes its a good project that could help so many people even in other parts of kenya
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
This is like …
This is like blaming guns for violence.
The problem is *always* Government.
Without a powerful government there is no one to bribe, no special tax cuts, no back room deals. Without Government the Companies have no guns to force anything on anyone.
At *most* the government can try to keep any one company from having a monopoly. Beyond that thay have no (moral) right to interefere in the business dealings of their citizens.
Capitalism is Freedom. Even freedom can be abused.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Yes. But at the …
Yes. But at the same time, it is also responsible for ruthless exploitation that takes place around the planet. Two sides to it, and occasionally, to the government as well.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
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November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
commercial …
commercial machinery is very expensive.. I think he got a good price
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
10,000 for that …
10,000 for that piece of junk!! what a rip off.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
thats a real good …
thats a real good job man helping the environment but buy more machines makes the process faster make your company grow ya dig.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Capitalism takes a …
Capitalism takes a problem the government can’t handle and turns it into a business.
Paying attention?
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Hey man.. thats …
Hey man.. thats neat and all, but don’t get close to that smoke hehe inhaliong plastic fumes no good! make you become dead
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Kudos to this man
Kudos to this man
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
so , the money he …
so , the money he spent on the car could have bought 3 more machines. i do not want this man as a business partner
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Hey, i have tried …
Hey, i have tried to reach this guy with the mindset of reapply it in Nigeria but to no avail.
Has any one got an idea how i can reach him .. or his contacts maybe?
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
What an incredible …
What an incredible idea… plastic junk into fences, houses… maybe bridges or rafts at some point… Genious idea for developing and modern countries!
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
i want to do this …
i want to do this in Tanzania
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Seeing as we ( …
Seeing as we (America) can’t even seem to change over to the same measurement system as the rest of the world. It is going to extremely hard for everyone to recycle. However, i think that with enough work, and determination. Recycling should be the number one priority for all country’s around the world as soon as possible. We need to get in the habit of recycling, and without the governments hep, it will be hard for people to get in routine.
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
this is excellent, …
this is excellent, and i hope this business grows. Recycling is pretty bad in many african countries, so this is fantastic to know
November 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Fantastic idea, …
Fantastic idea, way doesnt every country do this instead of chopping trees