For over a year now, we have actively been engaged in the collection and repurposing of plastic bottles into tree planters known as UPB Tree Nursery Pots. UPB simply means Upcycled Plastic Bottle.

Our goal is to remove 500,000 plastic bottles from the environment and transform them into one million tree planters to nurse and grow one million trees. Will share more details about this project in the days ahead (The Plastic Bottles Arboriculture Project)
So far, we have already collected and repurposed over 10,000 plastic bottles and are using them to nurse trees in three different locations in our community.

We also strive to stop the use of single-use plastic paper planters. They are contributing to plastic pollution more than our UPB Tree Nursery Planters.

Some advantages of our UPB Tree Nursery Pots include;

1. They are very economical
2. They are durable
3. They are reusable
4. Repurposing plastic bottles into UPB Tree Nursery Pots contributes in cleaning up the environment and reducing plastic bottles pollution
5. Its easier to transport trees grown in UPB Tree Nursery Pots as compared to trees grown in plastic paper nursery bags
6. It's easier to water and maintain plants grown in the UPB Tree Planters as compared to plants grown in plastic paper nursery bags.

Through this project, we will stop plastic bottles pollution and promote arboriculture in our community.

#Call2Action

The Greens is a grassroots environmental organization that strives to educate, inspire and engage young people to take action to combat climate change and be at the forefront of biodiversity conservation and waste management.

Founded in 2010, @thegreens have been able to use arts, sports, media and ICT to educate and engage more than 10,000 young people in Green Poetry, Green Music, Green Arts, Green Radio, and Conservation Champions League.

Her tree planting programs have seen the organization create 04 Community Tree Nurseries, planted more than 300,000 trees and together with @kedjom-keku we have acquired 1000 hectares of afromontane forest in Kedjom-Keku Village of the Bamenda Highlands of the North West Region of Cameroon for the creation and conservation of Kedjom-Keku Community Forest

@thegreens is currently engaged in Waste Management (Waste Business Hub); Plastic Waste Upcycling, Tire Upcycling and Textile Waste Recycling via @ecodesigns.
Her #EndPlasticPollution Campaign has seen the organization sensitize more than 100,000 people about plastic pollution, upcycled more than 10,000 plastic bottles to create UPB Vertical Gardens, UPB Tree Nursery Pots, etc.

Her Textile Recycling Project (@ecodesigns) is currently training 13 young girls for free in textile recycling and fashion designing and has recycled more than 5000 pounds of textile waste.

Her Tire Upcycling Project is educating and engaging young people in schools and communities to #StopBurningTires and upcycle them to create Mushroom Tire Seats, Tire Flower Pots, etc

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