Garbage Homes

[The Straight Story]

Garbage Homes - Bolivia

Ingrid Vaca Diez is on a mission to build better homes for the poor.

With few funds and little support, she uses the only resource she can find in abundance - empty plastic bottles.

Her own life in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is one of relative comfort but she is shocked by the rising level of poverty she sees around her.

Though completely self-taught, she designs and builds new homes using recycled plastic bottles filled with dirt as the "bricks". So far, she has built 10 of these homes.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Link to website. One can donate as well:

http://www.casasconbotellas.com/


http://www.urbaninform.net/home/minidoc/532/bottle-houses.html



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[Tikki]

3. How grand...

What an amazing lady...I love this quote by Ingrid..
"I would like to change the life and draw a smile on the faces of the unfavored."

http://www.casasconbotellas.com/en/ingrid.asp



Tikki

[libodem]

2. Goddess bless

This is a beautiful thing. I heart this hard.

[ananda]

4. God is in that woman!

Blessings to her and everyone she helps.

[libodem]

5. Absolutely

The Divine works through other people. She is a vessel. Such inspiring work!!!

[DollarBillHines]

6. Dang, that's a lot of bottles!

What a great idea, although I just cannot wrap my mind around the number of soft drinks consumed.

But, then, I only have one friend who drinks that stuff.

[The Straight Story]

8. I say fill em with vodka

Ahhh my dream home

[jerseyjack]

14. Straw bales can be done in North America climate where straw is abundant.

It may not be readily grown in her country.

[spinbaby]

9. What a charming house

Not just cheap to build but also very attractive.

[tk2kewl]

11. Excellent!

[cantbeserious]

12. Exceptional - Thanks For Sharing

eom

[surrealAmerican]

13. I guess that plastic lumber, made out of recycled bottles, ...

... is too expensive, or requires a facility that is out of their reach to make. I wonder if that stuff could be made in a more low cost manner.

[ancianita]

15. k & r

Great post!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

16. Cool idea. I was inspired to google "houses made of trash" and found plenty of interesting

projects like this.

[greymattermom]

17. Here's my daughter showing you something similar in the USA.

Benches instead of houses, but it can be done here too.

[Demo_Chris]

19. Very cool! Thank your daughter for me

[sheshe2]

18. What a beautiful OP.

Ingrid is one special lady, with a vision for the future.

Thank you Ingrid.