Nairobi encourages communities to collect plastic waste

STORY: Nairobi encourages communities to collect plastic waste DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:54 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAREN NJUE, Operations Manager of Ecoworld 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WINFRED MUTUA, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KAREN NJUE, Operations Manager of Ecoworld STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH BARU, Xinhua reporter "Have you ever wondered what happens to the single-use plastic bottle after you are done with it or that straw after you are done enjoying your soda? Well, this year's World Earth Day theme is to invest in our planet. And here in Watamu located in Kenya's coastal region is Ecoworld, a social enterprise that encourages the community to collect plastic waste around the beaches and the environment for recycling such as the ones you see here behind me." Reports by the United Nations show that 91 percent of all plastic is single-use and the rate of mass produc