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Turning Plastic Into School Desks

Turning plastic waste from a problem into a valuable educational resource

In Accra, Ghana, Makafui Awuku is on a mission to change the way his community thinks about plastic waste. Known locally for creating eye-catching Christmas trees from discarded bottles, he's now turning rubbish into something even more practical: school desks. We meet Makafui and hear from other entrepreneurs and activists around the world who are finding creative ways to reuse waste and inspire greener habits in their communities.

23 minutes

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Tue 22 Sep 202607:06GMT
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