The Environment – under our care
A 22-year-old Kenyan who has created edible cups was the centre of attention in Stockholm, Sweden early this month as the world commemorated the 50th anniversary of the United Nations conference on human environment.
Sheryl Mboya, who hails from Nairobi County, says she came up with the innovation as a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics.
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Uganda’s bamboo bikes: ‘A sustainable luxury’
Meet Kasoma Noordin, from Kampala in Uganda, who makes high-end bicycles with a difference.
Rather than using metal or carbon, he makes his frames from a naturally strong and lightweight material that he grows himself: bamboo.
BBC Smart Money went to meet him.
Video producers: Jason Dunford and Jewel Kiriungi