The Plastic Giving Tree

This one deserves and entry all its own: a prison is encouraging its inmates to make crafts out of recyclables. This is a PET bottle, probably Mountain Dew soda or something, that has been molded into a bamboo tree! It is just beautiful. The picture is taken at the Dept of Environment and Natural Resources during an interview with the dynamic head of the National Solid Waste Management Commission, Attny Andin. I ask him about the recycling industry in the Philippines and how he can quantify its growth. "I know that the theft of recyclables is on the increase!" Well that's a sure sign. A big thumbs up for the inmates at the Manila Lily Jail, female dorm.