Mozambican environmentalist builds house with 200,000 recycled bottles

STORY: Mozambican environmentalist builds house with 200,000 recycled bottles DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:59 LOCATION: Maputo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the beach resort of Macaneta in Marracuene, southern Mozambique 2. various of a fence of the glass-bottle house 3. various of the aerial view of the glass-bottle house and its surroundings 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): CARLOS SERRA, Mozambican environmentalist, designer of the glass-bottle house 5. various of the exterior of the house 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): CARLOS SERRA, Mozambican environmentalist, designer of the glass-bottle house 7. various of the house 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): CARLOS SERRA, Mozambican environmentalist, designer of the glass-bottle house 9. various of the house 10. various of the demonstration on how to "pave" the way with glass bottles 11. various of recycled bottles waiting to be processed STORYLINE: A Mozambican environmentalist has built a house with recycled glass bottles on a beach resort loca

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(221107) -- MAPUTO, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 5, 2022 shows the living room of a house built with recycled glass bottles in Macaneta, Mozambique. Macaneta, an underdeveloped beach resort located on the northern outskirts of Mozambique's capital Maputo, may be less known to foreign visitors. However, one new project has recently been added to the resort's few attractions: a house built with recycled glass bottles. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mozambican environmentalist builds house with 200,000 recycled bottles" (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo)

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-HOUSE-RECYCLED BOTTLES

(221107) -- MAPUTO, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 5, 2022 shows the wall and floor in one outbuilding of a house built with recycled glass bottles in Macaneta, Mozambique. Macaneta, an underdeveloped beach resort located on the northern outskirts of Mozambique's capital Maputo, may be less known to foreign visitors. However, one new project has recently been added to the resort's few attractions: a house built with recycled glass bottles. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mozambican environmentalist builds house with 200,000 recycled bottles" (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo)

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MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-HOUSE-RECYCLED BOTTLES

(221107) -- MAPUTO, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mozambican environmentalist Carlos Serra shares the story and idea of his glass-bottle house in front of the camera in Macaneta, Mozambique on Nov. 5, 2022. Macaneta, an underdeveloped beach resort located on the northern outskirts of Mozambique's capital Maputo, may be less known to foreign visitors. However, one new project has recently been added to the resort's few attractions: a house built with recycled glass bottles. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mozambican environmentalist builds house with 200,000 recycled bottles" (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo)

MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-HOUSE-RECYCLED BOTTLES

MOZAMBIQUE-MAPUTO-HOUSE-RECYCLED BOTTLES

(221107) -- MAPUTO, Nov. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 5, 2022 shows the exterior of a house built with recycled glass bottles in Macaneta, Mozambique. Macaneta, an underdeveloped beach resort located on the northern outskirts of Mozambique's capital Maputo, may be less known to foreign visitors. However, one new project has recently been added to the resort's few attractions: a house built with recycled glass bottles. TO GO WITH "Feature: Mozambican environmentalist builds house with 200,000 recycled bottles" (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo)