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Local NGO turns plastic waste into eco-bricks Diepsloot township in Johannesburg is rife with poverty, unemployment - and a lot of plastic litter. But, thanks to a local NGO, community members are making eco-bricks with this waste to build classrooms. Adel van Niekerk spoke to Diana Musara of Khensani’s Collection

A project to keep girls in school by providing them with sanitary packs is being driven by the Rotary Club of Randburg (D9400) and a number of organisations that it has collaborated with. Research has shown that most girls miss up to 7 days of schooling a month due to

Did You Know That Just by You Making an Eco-brick You Could Change A Community? How can you do this? Well, it’s quite simple, actually. Most homes have a drawer dedicated to plastic bags and each week, if not daily, this drawer gets another plastic. What if, instead of putting

The Paper Talks to Diana Musara Who Shares on How The Use of Eco-bricks has Managed to Change Lives. About 20 000 eco-bricks and two years later, a building stands in Diepsloot that enriches the lives of local youths and its all thanks to you, community members and organisations. Diana

The Rotary Club of Randburg which is known for keeping its finger on the pulse to maintain momentum, has managed the formation of two Clubs, one of them for Khensani’s Collection.

In June 2021, BMW Financial Services South Africa joined the movement of rehabilitating plastic waste.

We went to our premises in Diepsloot to get our hands dirty for 67 minutes for Mandela Day 2020.

Khensani’s Collection is building a classroom with Ecobrick as part of its contribution to raising awareness about plastic pollution and how plastic can be turned into useful cost-effective building material.