According to a report, over 22,000 plastic bottles are thrown away every second, and the number is still growing. Most plastic bottles end up in the oceans. They break into small pieces. Fish and birds often mistake them for food.
Now Robert Bezeau has come up with an idea. It may not solve the world's plastic woes, but will at least make a difference — He plans to use the plastic bottles to build a village in the jungles of Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Robert Bezeau is a Canadian. He has been living in the Central American country for many years. One day, he noticed there was so much plastic waste on the beautiful beaches. During one year and a half, Bezeau and his volunteers collected over a million plastic bottles!
In 2015, he came up with the idea of using the bottles to build homes, and Plastic Bottle Village was born. So far, only one two-story house has been built. But if Bezeau has his way, there will soon be 90 to 120 homes that will make up Plastic Bottle Village. Depending on the size, each home needs between 10,000 to 25,000 bottles.
Interestingly, the bottles are good insulators (绝缘体) and help keep the home at a comfortable temperature. Even better? The homes are also resistant (抵抗的) to an earthquake.
Recycling plastic bottles is good for our environment — So be sure to do your part!
