Can a Wolf Blow Down a House Made Out of Plastic Bottles?

Rather than use expensive brick or wood, a group of young environmental activists in Bolivia filled 25,000 plastic bottles with sand and used the recylclables to build walls for a home that's much sturdier than the shacks used in the South American country. Once stacked, the bottles were reinforced with steel and cement.

Bolivia is the poorest country in South America and is heavily dependent on foreign assistance to finance development-projects. More than half the population does not have homes and the country lacks even the basic sanitary services. The plastic bottles and bags that are disposed end up in the rivers or fields adding to the pollution.

The first of the “bottle houses” was completed in Warnes, an impoverished town in the eastern province of Santa Cruz. The enthusiastic group plans to build ten more houses and turn the place into a tourist attraction to educate people about recycling products and the environmental issues.

[via eco friend via Core 77]