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James Wakibia

@jameswakibia.bsky.social

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I am documenting and campaigning against plastic pollution in Kenya.

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 11/02/2024

Many have asked me if there's a material that can fully replace plastic. Now I throw that question to you: Can the world entirely shift away from plastic?

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

I am excited to have been nominated alongside fellow human rights defenders for this year's Kenya Human Rights Defender of the Year award. Environmental rights are human rights. #LessPlasticisFantastic ✊

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

As we negotiate for a global #plasticstreaty, which could go through many derailments by oil producing countries and petrochemical industries, we must continue pushing for local or even regional mechanisms to address the problem of plastic.

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

From the beginning, plastic was not designed to be recycled once it became waste. The promotion of recycling has mainly been a response to increased protests against pollution, mostly championed by petrochemical industries who want nothing to do with cutting down on production.

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Waste pickers, led by Kenya National Waste Pickers Welfare Association (KNWPA) are calling for a treaty that will address their plight as important players in the plastic value chain.

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Models showcase plastic waste clothing in a legislative theatre performance, 'Who Knows It Feels It: A Waste Picker’s Perspective for a Just Transition,' in the sidelines of the #INC3 negotiations for a global Plastics Treaty in Nairobi.

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

A waste picker carries a bag of plastic bottles to a collection point at a Nakuru landfill. A head of #INC3 Breakfreefromplastic is pushing for a plastics treaty that supports a just transition to secure and sustainable livelihoods for workers and communities involved in the plastics supply chain.

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Marginalized communities from Northern Kenya also took part in yesterday's climate protest in Nairobi. They said enough is enough, it's time they are heard! The question is, will they be heard!

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James Wakibia @jameswakibia.bsky.social · 16/08/2023

I am happy to be here.

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