Amazing, Wonderful and very Noble!
By tomitomi
@tomitomi (5429)
Singapore
October 20, 2010 2:50am CST
I've just got to know that used plastic bottles can actually be recycled into blankets. Strange it may seem to me but it's all true. Such is the wonderful and noble work of the Tzu Chi Foundation, a non-profit, non-governmental, humanitarian organization with four major missions: charity, medicine, education, and humanistic culture. The foundation also engages in international disaster relief, bone marrow donation, community volunteerism, and environmental protection. Established in California, USA, as a non-profit, charitable organization it has, since, more than 80 offices over 100,000 volunteers and donors working to make a difference in their local communities.
I love how these recycled plastic bottles finally became blankets and were distributed to flood hit areas of Pakistan and around the world.
http://www.greendiary.com/entry/blankets-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles-for-a-noble-cause/
Don't waste your plastic bottles. Recycle them because that helps save lives. And we should also educate our youngs on the virtues of recycling. Anything to add? Or Have your say?
2 responses
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
20 Oct 10
Hi tomi,
I have seen a video on this. Tzu Chi Foundation has been performing well in terms of environmental protection and doing charity work. In lots of major disasters, their volunteers were among the first to reach the sites and provide assistance, their kindness acts are heartwarming to hear.
For the blankets made from recycled plastic, you would be amazed by how soft it is, I believe they also made other types of clothing with it. It is a great innovation and is defnitely helpful to environmental protection. Kudos!
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@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
20 Oct 10
Hi blue!
Perhaps it's just me but Honestly I've never thought that anything from a plastic bottle could be turned into a blanket. This is a definite breakthrough. I love how this is pioneered by a non-profit charitable organization.
Yes Tzu Chi has lots to be proud of. Kudos!!!