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UPCYLING PLASTIC- OLD LIGHTERS

For over a year now The Sands at Nomad has been doing 'trash' clean-ups along south coast beaches (Diani, Kinondo and Gazi) Some of these areas were only able to be accessed during the neap tide and by boat. During these clean-ups the trash…

UPCYCLING PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES- POST III

As some of you may already know, both plastic and glass bottles are used as building blocks in many places around the world. Glass bottles in a floor, wall or an in-house partition can look very beautiful if built in the right way with an idea…

THE SANDS AT NOMAD’S FARM- ORGANIC FARMING- NATURAL SYSTEMS I

Though in its is still very much in the start-up phase, it is the intention of the Sands at Nomad's farm to be as organic as it can be.   What is organic farming?   'Organic agriculture can be defined as: an integrated farming system…

UPCYCLING PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES- POST II

Below is a photo of the low cost fence that is being built on the Sand's organic farm.  The point of the fence is to contain the livestock (still to come) in an affordable manner and it also acts as a pest barrier (especially for grass hoppers).…

UPCYCLING PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES- Post I

Over the next few blogs we will show some of the ways in which plastic bottles collected from other locations down the beach have been turned into something useful or decorative by the Sand's sustainability team.  This is part…

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING – FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WASTE

A few months ago The Sands implemented a much needed waste separation system with labeled bins placed in all the waste production locations around the property.   Today, all waste is delivered to the collection house twice a day by the various…

THE SANDS AT NOMAD’S WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING

 FROM TRASH TO TREASURE- Twalib and Fadhili from the Sands sustainability team weighing and recording collected 'trash' One of the jobs of The Sands Sustainability Team is full waste checks, separation and recording.  Not…

TODAYS HARVEST FROM THE FARM- 21/4/18

    It's Mango season!   Today's haul This morning we had a huge harvest of Mangoes from the trees on the Nomad organic farm, 126 all together. Combining this with the first small harvest of Rocket (going…

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE- UP-CYCLING I

DID YOU KNOW THAT?: The Sands at Nomad has, through the Environment and Sustainability department, created beach cushions out of recycled dive bags and waste plastic packaging? The old, plastic dive bags have been sitting taking up space…

HELP US STAY CLEAN AND GREEN

Grab a bag and help us keep the beach clean. The Sands at Nomad has recently set up a 'Grab a Bag' initiative at the main beach steps descending onto the world renown Diani Beach. The bags are recycled dive bags from the…

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