One liter of light: reuse of plastic bottles transforming them into lighting

It is a creative self-sustainable international project for vulnerable communities with low resources or lacking electricity. A Liter of Light is an open source and recyclable social project aimed primarily at low-income inhabitants, consisting of building solar ampoules with disposable materials, such as plastic bottles, providing them with light in their homes, thus avoiding possible accidents and reducing the contamination. The idea is to catch the power of the sun in a plastic bottle and benefit from sunlight in humble interior spaces. The ampoule is nothing more than a transparent plastic bottle, filled with purified water plus a portion of well-sealed chlorine. The bottle is inserted into open holes in the roofs and the sun's rays travel through the container and the mixture of water and chlorine, generating a bright refraction of 360 degrees, illuminating any room with an intensity of 55 watts. The organization MyShelter Foundation Inc, was founded in 2006 by the Filipino Illac Diaz -who followed the creation of the Brazilian Alfredo Moser- implementing "One liter of light" in the Philippines; The goal proposed for this year 2015 is to bring light to one million homes in the world. The activities of Litro de Luz, with the vigor of volunteer workers, also carry out training days and thus, the same beneficiaries teach others to do the installations and to repair them. A Liter of Light has presence in American countries such as Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Argentina, Mexico, Nicaragua. In Colombia it is in cities such as Cali, Barranquilla, Medellín, among others. The director of Un Litro de Luz Colombia - in an interview with Young Marketing - commented: "We started in Duitama, Boyacá in June 2011 and, since then, we have had an important growth; last year we illuminated 1,051 homes with installation every weekend. " In an interview with The Columnist, Illac Diaz commented "A Liter of Light is just a template. We hope it will expand and that new young people come with other 'viral' applications. " With a liter of light, the problem of plastic waste is transformed into a "harmonious construction with the environment". Ecoporta.net The Great Epoch http://web.lagranepoca.com/ If you find this note interesting, do not hesitate to share it. Your contacts will be grateful. Here you can also subscribe to our weekly and FREE electronic publication To subscribe to our Weekly News Publication, place your e-mail below These articles may also interest you