Ugandans melt plastic waste into coronavirus face shields

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“When the Ugandan government ordered all non-essential workplaces shut to contain the coronavirus pandemic in late March, Peter Okwoko and his colleague Paige Balcom kept working.

But the pair – who had been turning collected plastic waste into building materials such as roofing tiles and pavers since last year – shifted gear and instead began manufacturing makeshift plastic face shields from discarded plastic bottles.”

View the whole story here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-uganda-environment-idUSKBN23I035

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