Last year the Peace Corps volunteers
put a park in Sabang, so we decided to add onto it this year. We added a bench
made with trash bricks.
There is a large problem with trash here. Many items are sold individually because many can not afford to buy things in bulk. Detergent is bought in individual packages for one load at a time for 5 pesos, shampoo is in one use packages, etc. Besides this many cities do not have in place a disposal system - don't have dump trucks or land for a dump site. Much of the trash is burned including the plastic bottles. By building this bench it helps use just a little bit of the trash that is around town and helps the children see how long plastic bottles last when in the environment.
Step 1: Rinse out plastic bottles and let dry
Step 2: Collect trash to stuff the bottles
Step 3: Find as many women and children to help stuff the
bottles with trash and fill with sand
Step 4: Find as many men as you can to help build the
frame of the bench with cender blocks and concrete
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