Through closing the loop projects, Waste Free Oceans works with companies
worldwide to transform marine litter into innovative and sustainable products.
The organization collects plastic from the oceans and rivers, which is mixed
with plastic collected by waste haulers, processed in a plant and converted
into panels. WFO, which engages in marine litter clean-ups worldwide, says the
panels will be used to build affordable houses and shelters for local
communities that have lost their homes in natural disasters, thus contributing to
the welfare of people in less fortunate areas.
The first shelter model will be on exhibit Nov. 6-9 at the Ecomondo in
Rimini, Italy. The expo brings together all sectors of the circular economy,
from material and energy recovery to sustainable development and is a reference
point in the international panorama.
Corepla, an Italian nonprofit that collects, recycles and recovers waste from plastic packaging, supports the Waste Free Oceans project. The nonprofit provided all the material that was used to build the first "prototype" shelter.
The organizations are working together to find a practical answer
to the issue of marine litter, WFO says, and to help educate society on recycling
solutions.
WFO hopes to be actively involved in local prevention by educating people
and involving them in rebuilding homes and collecting and sorting waste.
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