Student fights pollution by turning waste glass into furniture.
Njiraini has made environmental conservation around his neighbourhood a personal crusade.
Njiraini says he derives both gratification from his sense of duty to the environment as well as profit.
That is why he has been recycling waste glass as his contribution to creating a better and cleaner but also more profitable world.
“We clean them and sort them according to colour.
We then make moulds of different shapes depending on the type of slabs we want.
Though simple, his idea holds a key to reducing waste, which has become an eyesore in many neighbourhoods, especially in Nairobi.
Table and kitchen counter tops are traditionally made of natural stone.
Granite, soapstone, marble and slate are the common types of stone for this purpose.
When you factor in cartels and gangs that run the vast underworld of waste collection business into the mix, the equation of waste management in Nairobi becomes more complex.