It works with more than 10 suppliers who collect the raw material from waterways in and around Nairobi , as well as from the Kenyan coastline , and deliver it to the company 's workshop . Ocean Sole is a company turning broken flip - flops into colorful sand sculptures . Masses of rubber sandals litter beaches and waterways , creating an eco - disaster . Kenya - based Ocean Sol aims to recycle some 400,000 flip - flops every year . The company sells its creations in zoos , restaurants and shops around the world .
Ocean Sole is a company turning broken flip - flops into colorful sand sculptures . Masses of rubber sandals litter beaches and waterways , creating an eco - disaster . Kenya - based Ocean Sol aims to recycle some 400,000 flip - flops every year . The company sells its creations in zoos , restaurants and shops around the world .