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ONE MAN’S TRASH COULD BE ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE
Design for ChangeChang Rigphel Lower Secondary School
Olakha, Thimphu
IntroductionThe problem of plastic litter is only growing. Plastic is the fastest-growing component of the waste stream, and plastic pollution like single-use bags are among the most commonly found items during campus and river cleanups. Because plastic essentially never biodegrades, once littered plastic becomes a permanent environmental problem.
Plastic bags are a true menace to our ecosystems
The students of Chang Rigphel Lower Secondary School, Olakha, Thimphu feeling the ever increasing problem of plastic trash in the community, conceived an idea of collecting them and developing into usable products thereby helping to clean the environment and recycling the trash.
The motto of the collective action “One man’s trash could be another man’s treasure”
Landfill in Memeylakha
Plastic litter in Olakha
Students participating in the clean up campaign and collected plastics from the settlement around the school and the river side.
Students, parents and teachers organized clean up campaign and collect plastics from the settlement around the school and the river side.
Students clean the plastics wrappers, dry and make it ready for cutting.
Boys cut the clean and dry plastic wrappers into thin strips.
Girls cut the clean and dry plastic wrappers into thin strips
Students collect the plastic strips ready to be woven
Students learn to weave the cut stripes of plastic wrappers into colorful mat
Students learn and help each other to weave plastic mats
The final product…plastic trash transformed into a beautiful round sitting mat and backrest
Together we can change
Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse……plastic trash
BRAVO……we succeeded in reusing the trash and cleaning our surrounding
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