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Added on the 01/12/2021 18:46:13 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Banda Aceh, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- An Indonesian man makes stools from used plastic bottles as part of environmental solution. Zainuddin is a teacher who starts using used bottles as materials for making stools and sofas, a side business he started during the COVID-19 pandemic. He developed the idea of making stools using used bottles as a form of environmental preservation and increasing the family's incomes during the economic recession caused by the pandemic. (Camera: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK). SHOT LIST: ZAINUDDIN MAKES STOOLS FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES AT HIS WORKSHOP IN BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA.
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