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Turning plastic waste into cabro blocks

Francis Thuti, Environmentalist and researcher is recycling plastic waste into cabro building blocks at Nanyuki town dumpsite. [Lydiah Nyawira, Standard]

Persevering the scorching sun, he rummages through the garbage as he separates items he perceives useful.

For the last three years, Francis Thuti has been spending most of his hours at the Nanyuki dumpsite collecting glass and plastic wastes. He later recycles them into building blocks.

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