Saharan refugee camp starts recycling centre
The Sahara Desert spans nearly all of Northern Africa, but near the western border of Algeria lies a refugee camp hosting tens of thousands of people that rely on humanitarian aid. With resources coming in and waste piling up, Precious Plastic, an organization with open-source recycling information, processes, and designs for machines, helped open a recycling centre at the camp. Read about how the refugees operate the recycling centre to process plastic waste to make new products such as school desks, benches, chairs and more.
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