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[Thematic Report] Illac Diaz: Expanding the Scope of Light through Waste Management |
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by Catherine Shim | 21-03-2020 11:11
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Who said that advocating for the environment meant inevitable poverty? Meet Illac Diaz, a Filipino social entrepreneur who founded Liter of Light. Liter of Light is a non-profit organization that brings light to underprivileged communities in the Philippines from reusing plastic bottles. His organization was founded upon the idea of Alfredo Moser, who created the concept of giving plastic bottles filled with water and bleach to households and schools located in regions living off-grid. According to the Plastic Soup Foundation, statistics provided by Euromonitor showed that one million plastic bottles are sold every minute and the number of bottles sold annually is predicted to rise to 583.3 billion in 2021. Another statistic provided by the Guardian has revealed that only 7% of the bottles collected for recycling were turned into new bottles, while most plastic bottles ended up in landfills or in the ocean. Through Light of Liter, Illac Diaz has promoted waste management by reusing these plastic bottles while at the same time illuminating marginalized communities. His organization has expanded to establish a network of partnerships worldwide, with Liter of Light volunteers over the globe teaching underprivileged communities on how to utilize recycled plastic bottles and locally sourced materials to brighten households, streets, and businesses. According to Liter of Light, the organization has currently installed more than 350,000 bottle lights in more than 15 nations and spread the eco-friendly skills to empower grassroots entrepreneurs in each region. Illac Diaz and Liter of Light's open source technology has been recognized by UNESCO and has been awarded the Zayed Future Energy Prize and World Habitat Awards. Illac Diaz truly shows how waste management can positively impact the most marginalized communities. Works Cited “Illac Diaz, Light by the Liter.” Climate Heroes, climateheroes.org/heroes/illac-diaz-light-by-the-liter/. “About Liter of Light.” About - Liter of Light, literoflight.org/about/. Photos: Liter of Light Logo, literoflight.org. |
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16 Comments
Enjoyed reading this.
Thank you for this wonderful report
Posted 01-04-2020 08:32
wonderful report, thanks for sharing
Posted 31-03-2020 02:25
Illac Diaz: Expanding the Scope of Light through Waste Management this is an inspirational report for me. thanks for this great report.
cheers
Posted 30-03-2020 21:17
Greeting from Nepal
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Warm regards
Susmita
Posted 29-03-2020 00:41
Thanks for the report
Posted 26-03-2020 18:29
Thank you for the report about plastic light
Posted 26-03-2020 17:13
Great report
Posted 26-03-2020 14:59
I really enjoyed going through yours report.
Its great to know about Illac Diaz.
Posted 26-03-2020 14:40
great going!!
Posted 24-03-2020 15:20
Hi Catherine Shim, this is Sang Su Lee.
We instinctively know that we should help the poor. However, it is not always easier to act than to think. In this perspective, Illac Diaz is a great company I presume. Plastic waste has difficulty of being decomposed completely. It takes 500 years to decompose. Unfortunately, the production of plastic is not reducing. Therefore, consumers who use plastic should be wise and do not use them, but recycle already made plastic products.
Thank you for sharing your article.
Posted 23-03-2020 00:23
Greetings!!
I hope you are fine and doing well.
I really enjoyed going through yours report.
Its great to know about Illac Diaz.
Keep writing and shining.
Hope to know more from you.
Eagerly waiting for yours next report.
Warm regards,
Meena
GREEN CHEERS
Posted 22-03-2020 21:40
great report
Posted 22-03-2020 11:13
Hello Catherine, this is mentor Taehyun.
Thank you for the report about plastic light! I've already heard about the Liter of Light campaign. This kind of appropriate technology can save not only the people who need that technology but not have enough money but also our environment. Just like a liter of light, there are other appropriate technologies which are a wall made with PET bottles. Search on the internet and you'll find many other amazing technologies.
Thank you for the report!
Green cheers!
Posted 22-03-2020 01:44
i feel great to know about Illac Diaz.
thank you very much for sharing dear.
keep inspiring us
Posted 22-03-2020 00:04
Hello Catherine
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Illac Diaz
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 21-03-2020 18:05
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well ..
Thank you so much for sharing your report on Illac Diaz..
Felt great to go through it..
Eagerly waiting for your more reports to come..
Keep writing and sharing!!
Green cheers
Regards
Jasmine karki
Posted 21-03-2020 15:46