By Sharifah Fadhilah Alshahab
& Souleyman Messalti
Published on •Updated
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John Berrio López and Kelly Rodríguez collect plastic bottles from overflowing landfills and turn them into sustainable structures like schools and houses.
ADVERTISEMENTJuan Felipe’s home is extraordinary because the walls and roof are made of recycled plastic bottles. The plastic house is one of dozens built by the Botellas de Amor Foundation.
The initiative converts plastic waste into building blocks used to construct houses for the homeless in Colombia.
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