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Handcrafted Recycled Flip-Flop Cat Sculpture, "Eco Cat"

Product ID: 436203

Working to clean up oceans and waterways, recycle, and employ the local community, Ocean Sole of Kenya creates amazing sculptures from recycled... more

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Working to clean up oceans and waterways, recycle, and employ the local community, Ocean Sole of Kenya creates amazing sculptures from recycled flip-flops. This colorful cat sculpture is formed and hand-carved from approximately 8 flip-flops, and can take as much as 7 hours to create.

Please note: As recycled materials are used. Each cat is unique with variations in color, pattern and placement as seen in the example photo.

  • 0.50 kgs
  • 1.1 lbs

  • 100% plastic from recycled flip-flops
  • Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
  • Promotes recycling and reduces waste
  • Made in Kenya
  • Ships fast from USA
  • Product ID: 436203
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Paula

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Apr 10, 2025

“Love it!”

The colors are bright & beautiful! Looking at it will make you smile! Its a beautiful work of art!

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Carol

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Mar 03, 2025

“Just adorable”

Love my purchase. It is so very cute. My only wish is that one could choose the design from the ones available at purchase. Blue and red just arent my favorite color combos. (I tried to upload a photo multiple times, but I kept getting an error message.)

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Kathryn

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Sep 29, 2024

“Lovely, fun sculpture!”

This little cat is great and good! The best use of recycled resources! And it fits right in with my vast collection of cats of all types. Well made, and I love it!

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival

In 2014, Ocean Sole brought its lively eight-foot-tall giraffe to the Folklife Festival’s Kenya program. Its artisans transform flip-flop waste from the shores of Kenya into vibrant works of art.

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Ocean Sole Recycled flip-flop sculptures

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At the core of every Ocean Sole sculpture is love for people and the planet. Made from recycled flip-flops, their designs are drawn from the endangered species they seek to protect.

Ocean Sole started when the founder saw the need to clean up Kenya's beaches and waterways in order to save marine life, while simultaneously creating... read more

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