Why every self-respecting Spaniard in the house has a box with plastic caps Bashny.Net

This article is not about handcrafts. You'd be amazed to know, What can be done from plastic covers on a planetary scale.

Plastic is a material that can be recycled. To our great joy, the tradition of recycling packaging is slowly taking root, because where to put them, waste? You cannot burn because the atmosphere is polluted. Burial in the ground is also unacceptable, it harms the land. Throwing into the seas and oceans is sacrilege.





One journalist, traveling around Spain, was constantly amazed. Wherever he went, in any Spanish house he could easily find a glass vase with plastic lids. Of course, this is not the only strange thing that the man noticed in the household habits of the Spaniards, so hood It caused him something akin to affection... He did not even ask why the owners had to collect this garbage.

One day he saw a huge container in front of the supermarket, where everyone was thrown. plastic. The answer was amazing! Nearby hung a photo of a seven-year-old baby. Turns out she needed heart surgery worth 90,000 euros. When the girl's parents asked the whole country for help during a television show, a large plastic recycling company responded. The corporation requested 200 tons of plastic lids, saying that if this huge mass of plastic is collected, it will definitely give money for treatment.

Boxes for collecting plastic covers They were installed everywhere, and in a couple of months the Spaniards collected the right amount! Oh, that's it. People continue to collect lids, many plastic recycling companies have concluded deals with charitable foundations, funds to help the disabled. Double miracle: not only cleansing the environment, but also helping others!





In 2010, a truly wonderful event happened in Turkey. Students of Istanbul Medical University collected and disposed of caps wheelchairize for the needy.

Plastic covers can become angel wings. How is the process of helping people in need? Plastic raw materials are collected and delivered to the processing company. The company pays for plastic raw materials and transfers money to the account of a disability relief fund, a charitable foundation or a relief fund. war victims.





Even in Poland make prostheses from a mixture of plastic and silicone. For the prosthesis of the hand, about 500 thousand caps are needed, for the prosthesis of the leg - up to 850 thousand caps. Of course, such prostheses are not like a miracle of technology, they are not controlled by the power of thought. But with a plastic prosthetic leg, a person does not even limp! A prosthetic hand can help a healthy hand perform daily activities. Covers for such prostheses are collected by residents of Ukraine.





Of course, there are other examples of the use of plastic in everyday life, but I wanted to talk about this method first of all. Be sure to find out if there are such points of reception of plastic covers in your city. It is a trifle: throw the lid not in the garbage can, but in a special container. But with this simple act, you can help others!

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