Houses made of plastic bottles, tires and adobe

Hi- thought you might enjoy seeing these cute little houses.

We are starting to build a classroom at one of the daycares using this concept. Not only does this type of construction make use of local material and methods, but it also provides a great opportunity to recycle and clean up the communities. The children collect the bottles and fill them with dry garbage- chip and plastic bags, paper,etc. Then they are given a pencil for every 2 bottles they bring in. The man who designed the houses in these photos is working with us to design the classroom that will be 4.2 meters by 6 meters.

Brian and I met with a worker today to outline the dimensions of the classroom and order all the materials to start building tomorrow. We will send pictures as the project progresses. We are excited to be a part of something like this!

All the best to all of you.
Sheila and Brian.