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MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: SORTED

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money in a practical way. The initiative
currently has 10 educational centres
with more than 3 000 children as
members.
The teenager came up with the idea
last year, which earned him the
Children’s Climate Prize 2018. The
concept is ‘amazing’, according to the
jury of the annual competition. ‘He
allows children to take micro loans
and pay with items that are recyclable.
It is a system that gives children both
economic independence and power
to influence the climate. The potential
impact is amazing.’
The teenager says his ambitions are
threefold: he hopes his project will
help fight poverty, reduce urban and
ocean waste and boost Peru’s recy-
cling rates. In order to help achieve
the last two, José organises work-
shops focussing on sustainability. He
concludes: ‘Together, we can change
the world.’

pioneer froM peru
People giving a TedTalk typically have
PhDs, are famous authors or run multi-
million companies. An exception on
the big stage was 14-year-old José
Adolfo from Peru, who launched the
Bartselana ‘eco-bank’ in his hometown
Arequipa.
This unique venture encourages chil-
dren and young adults to bring solid
waste to dedicated collection points
in exchange for money. The reward,
paid by official recyclers, is then
deposited in a bank account. New
Bartselana clients must bring it at
least 5kg of waste to set up an
account. They are then expected
to ‘deposit’ a minimum of 1kg of recy-
clables each month. Clients may
choose to withdraw or save up their
credits.
José says the project teaches young
people about the value of waste,
entrepreneurship and how to handle

recycling queens
Many youngsters have taken to social media to show off their do-it-yourself talents,
creating handbags, dresses, and office accessories from used crisps packets, plastic
bags and other types of packaging. This crafty trend has even inspired some secondary
schools to organise recycling themed fashion shows.

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