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Jamar Nesbit sent me a great item about Mali from France 24. You can see the video of the process below.
For years tonnes of plastic bags have been tranforming the Malian city of Mopti into a giant trash bin. But one year ago a solution was found: collecting and transforming the plastic bags into paving stones.
This innovative recycling project, funded by the Aga Khan Foundation, deserves to be spread across Africa.
You can find out more about this and other urban rehabilitation projects funded by the foundation here (PDF)
@paconmiller @sociolingo yeah i’m going to go check it out around xmas. ops are supposed to shut down end dec/beg jan.
@sociolingo the guy who makes bricks out of plastic bags in Mopti, Mali
@paconmiller which operation is going to be closed down?
@sociolingo @kohrean told me this guy is going to be closing down the operation soon.
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