(SP)COSTA RICA-SAN JOSE-FOOTABLL-FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-ESP VS NED

(SP)COSTA RICA-SAN JOSE-FOOTABLL-FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-SEMIFINAL-ESP VS NED

(220826) -- SAN JOSE, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Asun Martinez (L) of Spain vies with Zera Hulswit of the Netherlands during their semifinal match of 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in San Jose, Costa Rica on Aug. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)

Botswana youth fights pollution by turning newspapers into pencils

STORY: Botswana youth fights pollution by turning newspapers into pencils DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Gaborone CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of used newspapersvarious of products STORYLINE: Wada Kealotswe, a young Botswana female entrepreneur, is fighting pollution by turning newspapers into pencils. By doing this, she said they are trying to raise the consumers' awareness to use planet-friendly products. In 2019, Kealotswe started a newspaper recycling project and participated in the 2019 Youth Conference in the U.S. Though the project didn't make it to the finals, she was inspired to continue with it, so she founded a brand called Eco Zera Pencils. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WADA KEALOTSWE, Founder of Eco Zera Pencils "What inspired me to start this business is because I love the environment. I love a clean environment and I also love recycling and I believe that with the challenges of climate change, recycling is also part of the process that helps with the effects by

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

(220315) -- GABORONE, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wada Kealotswe, founder of Eco Zera Pencils, trims a pencil using a pencil cutting machine bought from China in Gaborone, Botswana, March 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana youth fights pollution by turning newspapers into pencils" (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

(220315) -- GABORONE, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 6, 2022 shows Eco Zera pencils made from newspapers and graphite in Gaborone, Botswana. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana youth fights pollution by turning newspapers into pencils" (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

(220315) -- GABORONE, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 6, 2022 shows Eco Zera pencils made from newspapers and graphite in Gaborone, Botswana. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana youth fights pollution by turning newspapers into pencils" (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-POLLUTION FIGHTER-PENCILS

(220315) -- GABORONE, March 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wada Kealotswe (L), founder of Eco Zera Pencils, and her assistant show their pencil products in Gaborone, Botswana, March 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana youth fights pollution by turning newspapers into pencils" (Photo by Sharon Tshipa/Xinhua)