🏫 Plastic Waste as School Fees
Students pay 20-25 plastic items per week instead of money. The school collects ~9 kg plastic/month and converts it into eco-bricks and upcycled products.
Key Details
- Founded by Mazin Mukhtar and Parmita Sarma to reduce plastic burning in Pamohi.
- Families deposit single-use plastic at the school gate.
- Collected plastic is shredded and stuffed into PET bottles to form eco-bricks.
- Eco-bricks are used for school furniture, planters, and boundary walls.
- Lesson: circular economy can fund education.
Sources
💡 Lesson LearnedCommunity incentive design can turn waste into a resource and revenue stream.