Trash to treasure

The most effective way to encourage populations into recycling is to open this world to them, via creative activities or during sensibilization interventions. Cadavre Exquis is a French association based in Toulouse, whose goal is to both recycle and encourage recycling and reusing, by visiting school classes and hosting workshops .

Have you ever noticed all the plastic wastes polluting our environment? An empty bottle on the side of the road, a damaged toy that got thrown away... Well Plastiki Rafiki, an association made by students from the International University of Kenya, gave itself the goal to find fun and practical ways to transform various types of plastics. Website to Plastiki Rafiki: https://plastikirafiki.com

With time passing, and technologies advancing, new ways to recycle waste emerge. In this episode, we will meet the founder of a business whose goal is to turn trash into recycled construction panels.

Have you ever looked at a CD case, bottle caps, and many more plastic wastes, and wondered if it could have a second life, as an object with a brand new use? Well in today’s episode of the trash to treasure collection, we will meet someone who took that thought to the next level, by making his own business out of recycled plastic! Website to Looping Factory: https://www.loopingfactory.com