the biggest change doesn't happen on the make up your own mind. me the what do what the heat is, wish to water and shipping containers, i've been coming. unlikely as it sounds, they all off of brands and efficient ways to change our lives for the better. welcome to eco africa. i am christa lens, illegals nigeria. and i am son, drug, the homes, the 3 nobody. all right to come pull out uganda. yes. today we are looking into some very original ideas that have the put,

say should to benefit people and the planet they might really, really surprise you. here is what we have coming up in the jury. yet another soul, food is walking towards tennessee, posts hillsound, climate trees in liquid form, cleaning the air on the screen as a stylish, affordable housing infinity in kenya, the fuss to book and of fossil walden as a well known thing is on active often role models for the rest of us, we really come on to estimate how much they influence us and the choices we actually make, especially the younger generations. so when they actually use the platforms to reach people and promote a good goals, they can really bring about change the

the venue is parked and this message is clear. protect a y environment. plastic pollution features be getting, he's performance update is a big name in booking it for us. as a musician, he's well aware of what he sees and does carries weight. loss of who that gets. who is he? on sunday, we are asking ourselves also as citizens of the world, how can we contribute to preventing and raising awareness about environmental destruction, to one of the visiting these problems that said, the guy, what someone role to do to get on, that's where we said he, that can also be used as a means of communication to bring about a change in behavior. sounds monday, consulting on sundays. the found of the association. what got which uses item cultures a tool to raise awareness of the social and environmental issues. in these walk

shop, we meant including a train to a local politician, and then i start lining about the damaging effects of plastic trash and what can be done the following. they have been trained in how to communicate this message to others through role play and storytelling. and then not before got to go, maria and the paul go. he's one of the women trained by what got as an environmental. i'm about send them. she buys with plastic bucks collected by local women. many have flat data, allow me to meet them inside, you know, seem to not. this is often the only way of funding that meeting money for the a families, maria and a who is a feeling. ok. that also funds about $150.00 euros a month by selling the bucks to a recycling company. smudges them with the versus what to do to buy 2 things. so the 1st is to keep the environment clean. and the 2nd, like

a little from time to time, i buy from them and sell them on new file, the vandal alcohol. in book into fossil people mostly use single use plastic bags. that's when of them both of the come see my moon, that's what they'll go. has a small the walk shopping look a do go where she saws bugs from, walks print fabric is up to and what got one to promote these alternatives to plastic then fish among i sent us the dog. oh, so the bags, she's not about what got ambassador to many people, the price of $1000.00 friends, the equivalent of one euro and $0.50 is quite high. but i said on the phone, the way of convincing our customers. ok. let's see. it wasn't easy at 1st, but now that we've been on the stand for the plastic bugs that are a serious problem, it's not good when you use them. i don't think i'm close so many illnesses like

guns so that women come on by the bags. i let them pay the installment, not taking 100 francs to have good friends. they can buy anything. so it's paid off in the end of 10 days. also active off stage scenes 2021. he's been visiting schools today. he's in a school in the village of whom the lot the stuff will go do. ready through the natural could team up all goal. he's also one of the some box a desk he lives outside possible in 4 months. so you talk about children not quite capable of blessing. one information on austin. when you teach a child something they go home and say you got the money, we learn something today that he just said not to do that. the mother often lands back, wait the other part and to come to the it's going to ask us questions before they see the tools, and i've told them not to do this all about. and so they ask us if it's to ask

yourself what it meanwhile is updates be picking up the lead time the school year with the children, all the elements of the project. i important to him, but he sees working with children is the most important of old. says if at one tomorrow to be better, children, not the better of 2 models id. unfortunately, children not home to during the future. then he gets ot skita and tons the school year into a concert venue with a new song that's about plastic bags. the cheese can do a lot in the fight against climate change. they are a natural ad clean is on. we need to plant as many as possible, but that's not always easy in overcrowded cities. west space is in short supply. we come across a solution to these problems inside the something that solves the same purpose of

the tree, even if it's not quite as nice to look at the or it has no leaves branches or rings. but you could say this is a tree liquid tree. if you like, the 600 lead to a water tank in belgrade city center contains micro l. d. and as a photo, bio reactive. the all these photos synthesize, just like any reagan, a trio plant. they absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. and they purify the from home full particles, the brain behind the id and is by a physicist event special you, that you stresses that is not intended to replace real trees. but of course, the midst of the liquid 3 is designed to target areas where you comp plan to normal tree. for example, where we standing now, we already have 2 trees. you couldn't plant

a 3rd one between them because the kind of piece would overlap and it wouldn't be able to grow. one of the last bell grade is home to find the 15 most polluted districts in europe. and sylvia is one of the most polluted countries on the continent. liquid trees could help improve the quality that quick to set top and required little maintenance. a solar panel is included to making the bell gray liquid tree multi functional. as the type purifies the ever it becomes green. the 1st time i saw this, it was still turquoise and i thought it was some aquarium installation. i think it's great, so that's a place to say to in charge of food off way between my house and the city center if it can really help you reside. yeah. and regulate the pollution we have here. then i think it's a great innovation. i liked that there were alternative solutions and

as if that wasn't enough, demand behind the award winning project stresses something else he wants to achieve . ready when the goal is to send a message that it seems to be fine. so back to open ecology, the protecting the environment is important that i think liquid 3 sends the message . what if we saw the names trusting solution and it could make all the difference in it crowded up in areas along with air pollution. another big challenge that people love of the world as facing is what the shortages, the increasing frequency of droughts poses a threat to thinking what's the supplies. we've also come across an innovative solution to this problem. how would you feel about drinking of lots of recycled sewage, a company jenny, is using some sophisticated technology to turn waste water is one of the counselors

most popular drinks from this to this in a world where every drop counts a german company is tending sewage, water into something drinkable, a, b, a move in 5000 via brands that exist in germany. but the reuse b a is the only one made from recycled water demonstration inside science. but the so it just goes to show that if you take the right meshes, you can really reuse what you discharge to produce a high quality b. i use that quality via is produced according to the gym and purity know an attitude in the year 1516 which restricts the ingredients that make up via to water moat hopes and east this thousands of different gym and b is made from just those 4 ingredients. are enjoyed by people all over the world, but climate change is impacting the production of young people. we deal with

climate change in terms of rule materials because we have a rule material process. that means there's an incredible amount of research into homes. there's research into melting bonnie varieties because the qualities of the real materials are also changing due to climate change. the rising temperatures also mean that water, the main ingredients is getting scum. but waste water is increasingly being seen as a result. so now globally 80 percent of all wastewater produced is discharged into the environment without any treatment you have your home with currently experiencing frequent water shortages due to climate change. and we also see this in germany where we have periods of grounds where we have periods, seasonal, regional, where we already have restrictions on consumption. and one way to counteract this is to reuse, treated waste water. we go for when the funds good. i'm the waste switch, it goes through different purification stages before it's considered safe to breathe. this intense process makes the worst a clean

a bite with moving on in organic cells by an exchange. then the brewing process continues normally resulting in the reuse the look. oh no, it's delicious. you didn't realize that it's waste. water is really good, really good, smiled and taste. great. no one was on it. surprisingly good. we're doing something for the environment. we're reusing more to and i don't notice any difference to normal being minds you met agents. humans might need time to get used to the concept that so now the high costs associated with the water treatment process remains the biggest challenge hindering global adoption of the technology. i'm not sure about something i want to try, but it's definitely aspiring about the technology. now it's time to head back to africa. our next report brings us right here tonight. the area when it comes to talk, clean, the ever growing mounting. so plastic pollution, sometimes we just need to take a step back. i'm fine and says,

right in front of us, this is little religious ceremony, but you would call it a formal from there to watch it. it is a publicity event for pleasure as protection organized by on a digging into your the wants people to use these large, highly practical leads instead of plastic parts. and my, that is the way it is related to biodiversity. i see strategy projects. many of the posts up into kinds. elaine cbs, them, i did the launch the planned to nor plastic project in 2015 enough to witnessing how single use plastic folder it's want in the southwest. and they do, you know, you know, it's a used to encourage communities to replace plastic wrapping with the robust bloss leaves of the cut them fed or medical fruit plant, also known. but it's letting them tomato coal cause the nearly or wait for in the from us import. i'd gotten to have religious with got them to get that. i would say

the don't want to plan to not come out to because i nearly demented all types of i will need to practice is to ensure that the list of web long distance was because of i'm not saying that well, no choice to do my choice. onto far beautiful food plants, i'm mainly cultivated by women in ca, call plantations as a form of federal forestry. the plants of thrive in the soil beneath the trees and the leaves can be harvested every 3 months. or the more like manually is taking part in the trust initiative together with other women. she's learning how to properly ruffled here in the world. instead of a sudden she started 2 weeks ago today she and her colleagues. so preparing being kicks as it is. yeah. so cool, this is the reason why i'm learning how to rep being politically leaves is to understand the technique of how to read and leaves a lot of ideas. with this, i can start filling wrapped food in order to earn an income. what i want, i don't know,

so supporting the foot long sleeves from the farm to local markets can be quite a challenge to buy as both private individuals and food vendors. we use them as rugs a bunch of 10 to 12 leaves kind of close upwards of 208 or they prevail into for around 12 funeral sense. but so i still fuzz, by as micro credit financing to encourage pickup image area. straightforward is often cooked and dropped in plastic box, but customized overwhelmingly agreed that the food tests a bit wrapped in the leaves. and then of course, there are the huge environmental advantages. according to the you and the jury produces around 2500000 tons of plastic every year, making it the 9th was plastic polluted in the was presently waste is a problem for the environments, then leave on these or is about degree table. that's a significant easily be decompose. so it's cool. this is seth from the viral meet

on like for the a mice poor adult like 9 loan by plastic that stays in the environment for a number of years. since then, i didn't government to impose upon on a single use plastics in january 2020 full. the reason not the good reason to use the leaves, it is a chance to turn back the clock and return to at least with a long tradition here. where you say, if i thought you, the miracle currently is very important here in southwest center you. because of its health benefit with it. well, yeah. so you will need to go using the lease the route. so watch has been around since time in the morning. i've done really on this medical experts have also told us that using testing to that comes with progressive goodness, the and the can somebody say palma all in depth, i'll call yet all back kind of stuff. the reason slip that these healthy,

sustainable resource can be useful more than just dropping fluids with needs in met, seen that can fabricate, seduce me into sleep. i mean to call so that's instead of using the slits, which is a plastic plastic needs, a plastic kind of completes to eats. you have a bits, our tendency, a better option to use or leave. well needs and shape for you to eat. the hip hop to raise awareness of the benefits of these natural substitutes and make the key contribution to with using plastic waste. a really simple and effective solution back to for the environment and how the 4 rolls do. all the small changes add up like the fuel. we use the content manual, the heat as a run on false a,

feels whatever od green alternatives, and they can really be practical to. we're heading out to egypt to find out more. mohammed zaki, my blue feet is looking forward to the solar water heater tank that's being installed on his roof. his family will now have a direct source of hot water and the method of god. so i didn't think twice when the company approached me and i told them yes, they could come in and stole the heat to after i'm a 100 percent. sure. i think it will benefit me under those 2 sided pull. let him see it until now. his family has used beauty whenever they need to heat water on the kitchen stove. but the gas stove bad for indoor air quality and the gas cylinders are even cheap as to retiree knows what you see to who is about to go out in the winter. each family needs around one old one

and a house. gosh, and in this case it in some uh, we can see me around 4 times a month, the guy that have the new or the home soon. this can cost somewhere between 10 and 15 year old. me just a moment, think you gotta have them get it. so the new heater will stay mohammed my flu. a fair amount of money it's being installed for free. as the heaters are sponsored by sham, seen a startup that manufacturers affordable solar technologies, it's founder, side of mussa, wants to help low income families. and she also recognizes that if they stop using few teams, there will be a significant reduction in c o. 2 emissions. we cut emissions by 5 kilograms every month and the sounds really small on one household. but if we multiply that vigor, month after months and by across millions of households, then we have a tangible event on the c o 2 emissions. but experts say that because each of

cities are so densely populated, it won't be possible to instill many of the solar water heaters on rooftops. alexa, the, then a. so that was that he just will not be able to obtain a significant market share in egypt. and you can, they can make up no more than 30 percent of the market failures. ethel, they can't save a lot of energy. oh, greatly which is c o. 2 emissions and that, that's the company. however, the heaters are a viable solution and rural areas. he says, some seen of finance is the subsidized solar water here through donations. and through the sales of a team, there's 2 businesses and hotels. we use proceeds from these consumers in order to fund solar water heaters for our lower income households. youtube sions are being hard hit by high gas prices for mohammad zaki, mcgrooves family, and many others jump seen as environmentally friendly solar solution comes at

exactly the right time are in lots of places live in cost of rockets. and so being able to teach for less and those accommodations is a win win situation. but what about the cost of housing itself? that's a rise in many places to shelly, there must be some creative solutions out there. that's exactly what we are looking at. you know, and next reports, hope you have a one did what happens to all those retired shipping containers that bring goods into the country? so this is a 20 foot container, it's a little cube, contain that you can see it from this day mention it was 1 o'clock to in 2000 to meet. so this is about 6716 years old, africa's population is growing, and urbanized ation is on the right. in kenya, a loan more than 250000 new homes are needed each year recycled shipping

containers could help solve the housing problem and provide an alternative to building materials that take your high environmental tools. such as concrete and root. and number of companies are now exploring the potential risk danville buys the commission, shipping containers and repurchases that after collecting of books is from one bus . so we move them to a previous which is wherever you're sitting. that's right now in a ruby, when our client has a needs, they come make us elections, then reformulate tough with the design and they can make the deposits. we start to construction, it's a low cost option compared to a house of bricks and mortar container homes as a solution has a number of groups of clients, a young couple to us, just thinking of homeownership. then we have people who are nice piece of land.

people who have not yet been able to buy that was faces. containers have long been used as temporary housing solutions in many parts of the world, but increasing, they'll also be splits, it helps to service us permanent. how's? the average life span of shipping container is? 12 to 25 years. as homes become be useful. another 25 years old. what if they're going to last couple of maintenance, excuse biggest maintainance that you can do it with containers, especially if you've not flooded the extra. yeah, it would be just creeping soft off you. yes, you'd want to spray paint and just take care of. there are just in case you have any that is coming up. the affordability and flexibility of some of the main advantages of the container homes unfold. many bias the speed with which the can be refurbished is another plus i didn't have time to do the technician

on the house of leave dia for the past 4 years now since didn't return to this bed distributor, default and sofa. so if that might be living space advice, anybody who wants to have something back to to, to take attendance. but the containers do happen to be teaching key factors to take into account, especially in a climate such as kenya's, a ventilation, an installation. this is a walk in progress, it's a 40 foot container that is supposed to be in office. eventually what you've already done. we've integrated the was before this dip some insulation is a styrofoam information. we also use it all cleaned in submission. in some instances, more for then electrical ready, and treated, the aluminium windows plus the smart design, these crucial phase grease damsels to ensure the structure is stable. that heat is

a free typically dissipated and this maximum liked finding ways to convert containers into housing. options is still a work in progress, which one with potential that look surprisingly, kazi, i can see that idea really taking don't. that's it from all space week. i am sandra holmes, that we nobody, and it is a good flight for me right yet in comp. lot you can do and i am chris, fellows in nigeria. thanks to joining us. let's get to head to eco africa online for moist byron stories. i think there's anything you want to share with us a drop off, a line of eco dw dot com. see you again. next week, the

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