Blankets from Plastic Waste
TAIWAN : Wednesday, 4-November-2009Volunteers sew and pack blankets made from plastic bottles at the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation recycling factory in Taipei Nov-4.
A plastic soda bottle thrown into a recycling bin in Taiwan 's capital could be reincarnated as a blanket used to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, says the world's largest Buddhist charity. The Tzu-Chi Foundation has been diverting plastic bottles out of the 2.6 million city of Taipei 's waste stream for three years to convert into about 244,000 polyester blankets for delivery to disaster zones
Beauties for a Cause!
MANILA: Wednesday, 4-November-2009
Contestants vying for the Miss Earth 2009 crown parade with placards in their swimsuits in front of press photographers in Manila on November 4, 2009.
Some 90 beauties from 87 countries championing green causes took part in the Miss Earth beauty pageant with the aim to spread awareness on environmental issues. Miss Earth 2009 contestant Takada Tomomi of Japan among some have declared their personal environmental campaigns, with the theme for this year's competition focused on "Beauties for a cause". The winner will be crowned on Nov-22, 2009 in Boracay Island
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