Did you see our post about the Guatemalan school built from ecobricks? ⠀
The school was built by @semillas_del_oceano, an NGO based in Guatemala. In 2018 they launched #24ThousandEcobricks where they taught children how to fill the plastic bottles with the non-recyclable single-use plastic they had. ⠀
After collecting over 36,000 ecobricks–– the building process began. ⠀
Once the structure was made, community members of all ages helped weave the ecobricks into the chicken-wire. To prevent the chicken-wire from getting rusty, it was covered with concrete— but some areas were left visible so anyone walking by could see the creative solution this community had for single-use plastic! ⠀
This project was fully funded by The Rufford Foundation, lead by the Semillas del Oceano and supported by the National Council of Protected Areas and the Ministry of Environment.
#4ocean #WeAre4ocean #ProjectGuatemala #ecobricks