Bolivia: New homes for the poor – made using recycled bottles

February 19, 2013
Ankur Sohanpal

A new project replacing unstable, one-room shacks with homes made using recycled plastic bottles is underway in Bolivia, with successful reviews. Empty bottles are collected and filled with sand to make bricks for new homes. These houses are better than thee shacks they replaced, and a documentary featuring these houses has been selected as a part of the ‘Viewfinder’ documentary series. Read more, and watch the video here.



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