Water bottles ->water tanks!
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Nell Hamilton
Sep 28, 2012, 9:18:09 AM9/28/12
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Dear all,
Here's a new reason to save plastic bottles that's even more exciting than recycling... Did you know that plastic bottles can be used to make construction bricks?
We are starting a project to build community water tanks using waste plastic bottles, so please bring us your empty 1.5 litre bottles - with lids (see attached flier)!
There is a collection point in at St Monica's School (Next to the Anglican Cathedral).
For this project we strictly need only 1.5 litre bottles with lids, so please continue to send all other bottles to ZASEA, Green House Plastic Recycling Centre, or
to other projects for reuse or recycling!
This project has been set up by Stephen Read, a long-time Jambiani resident, and we are delighted to welcome him (and his amazing project) to the Sustainable East Africa team.
The first water tank will be built in the rural community of Mwera in the Dole region, and then more water tanks, and other buildings such as latrines will be built in other communities.
Two Ugandan local fundis who have experience in the technique will soon arrive in Zanzibar, to work with and train local people to build with bottles, and share their expertise with others in communities around Zanzibar.
So please help us get the programme started by bringing your bottles to St Monica's, and spreading the word - see the attached flier!
For more information about the building technique, visit https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3FQyNACWoc6MGMxMGE2NzMtZDE3NS00MDFhLWE2ZDItOWE3ZGY0MTUzZmIx/edit?hl=en_GB - and here's a video: http://www.eco-tec-solutions.com/
You can follow progress of the Zanzibar project on the Sustainable East Africa facebook page www.facebook.com/SustainableEastAfrica
If you want to know more, or if you are interested in supporting the project in other ways, plase contact Stephen on 0773 621086 / stevi...@virgin.net
REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE
Tusafishe Zanzibar Pamoja
Asanteni sana!
Nell, Steve and the people of Mwera
Nell Hamilton M.Sc.
Research Scientist and Environmental Educator
Sustainable East Africa
Tel: +255 (0) 778 284616
Email: nell...@gmail.com
Address: PO Box 3201 Zanzibar, Tanzania
Skype: nell_hamilton
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SustainableEastAfrica
Here's a new reason to save plastic bottles that's even more exciting than recycling... Did you know that plastic bottles can be used to make construction bricks?
We are starting a project to build community water tanks using waste plastic bottles, so please bring us your empty 1.5 litre bottles - with lids (see attached flier)!
There is a collection point in at St Monica's School (Next to the Anglican Cathedral).
For this project we strictly need only 1.5 litre bottles with lids, so please continue to send all other bottles to ZASEA, Green House Plastic Recycling Centre, or
to other projects for reuse or recycling!
This project has been set up by Stephen Read, a long-time Jambiani resident, and we are delighted to welcome him (and his amazing project) to the Sustainable East Africa team.
The first water tank will be built in the rural community of Mwera in the Dole region, and then more water tanks, and other buildings such as latrines will be built in other communities.
Two Ugandan local fundis who have experience in the technique will soon arrive in Zanzibar, to work with and train local people to build with bottles, and share their expertise with others in communities around Zanzibar.
So please help us get the programme started by bringing your bottles to St Monica's, and spreading the word - see the attached flier!
For more information about the building technique, visit https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3FQyNACWoc6MGMxMGE2NzMtZDE3NS00MDFhLWE2ZDItOWE3ZGY0MTUzZmIx/edit?hl=en_GB - and here's a video: http://www.eco-tec-solutions.com/
You can follow progress of the Zanzibar project on the Sustainable East Africa facebook page www.facebook.com/SustainableEastAfrica
If you want to know more, or if you are interested in supporting the project in other ways, plase contact Stephen on 0773 621086 / stevi...@virgin.net
REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE
Tusafishe Zanzibar Pamoja
Asanteni sana!
Nell, Steve and the people of Mwera
Nell Hamilton M.Sc.
Research Scientist and Environmental Educator
Sustainable East Africa
Tel: +255 (0) 778 284616
Email: nell...@gmail.com
Address: PO Box 3201 Zanzibar, Tanzania
Skype: nell_hamilton
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SustainableEastAfrica
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