Commit to becoming a Garbage Warrior!

According to Earthday network – “This year’s Earth Day is dedicated to providing the information and inspiration needed to eventually end plastic pollution, according to Earth Day Network.”

“Plastic pollution is now an ever-present challenge. We can see plastics floating in our rivers, ocean and lagoons, littering our landscapes and affecting our health and the future of billions of children and youth. We have all contributed to this problem –- mostly unknowingly,” Valeria Merino, vice president of Global Earth Day at Earth Day Network, said in a statement.

It’s all so familiar – the scenes below were recently taken on what used to be a pristine beach.

What if there was a dead simple way to turn your waste into green construction material and keep it out of our ocean and landfills?

Meet the EcoBrick

A dynamic team in Cape Town head up -www.EcoBrickExchange.org

“We do this by using EcoBricks – plastic waste compressed into PET-bottles – a highly insulating building material that is water-, fire- and even bullet-proof.

Our programmes empower individuals to address the shortage of quality education facilities, implement sustainable waste management systems and raise environmental awareness.’

Everybody should be participating and adding encouragment to such projects.

https://www.aquarium.co.za/blog/entry/how-to-make-ecobricks-reducing-waste-at-home

As well it is heartening to see that similar projects are happening worldwide / see the ‘OceanEcoBrick’ link below.

https://www.ecobricks.org/oceanecobrick

Rise up everybody and help stem the tide of plastic pollution!