On Wednesday, August 28th, The Greens' team joined forces with Bright Light Projects and ASDEPCO to clear over 1,000 plastic bottles clogging the Mulang Wetland river. It's estimated that over a million plastic bottles are scattered throughout the entire Mulang Wetland in Bamenda.
For more than two hours, our 15-person team tirelessly collected and packed the bottles into large plastic wrappings and nets. Once the bottle drive was completed, The Greens' team transported some of the collected plastic bottles to our recycling site.
At the site, Rudolf provided training to our interns on upcycling plastic bottles into UPB (Upcycled Plastic Bottle) Tree Nursery Pots. After an hour of hands-on work, the team successfully produced over 122 tree nursery pots. These pots will be used at The Greens' nursery to grow trees.
Looking ahead, The Greens are excited to announce that we will be signing a partnership with Bright Light Project. This collaboration aims to further address the plastic pollution crisis and other environmental challenges in Bamenda.