A Nigerian museum turns waste into art

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A museum in Nigeria is attracting visitors with decoration and works of art made from upcycled materials. The museum wants to encourage recycling to protect the environment and teach young people how to live more sustainably.

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00:00I started asking the question, what can we do with the waste that we generate instead

00:19of throwing it away?

00:21And nobody could give me the answer because it's like a stupid question.

00:25What is waste meant to be used for if not to be thrown away?

00:28But I just couldn't, you know, give up on that idea and I was trying to look for what

00:34else we could do with the waste.

00:43Initiative would help curb diseases and sicknesses that are needless and then we'll create a

00:50sustainable environment, a greener environment and a place where we can all enjoy our lives

00:56better.

00:58The water from the fish tank is always the way to go because the water is rich in nutrients.

01:13Every single waste that I'm able to save is like I'm on a rescue mission.

01:18For every waste I'm able to save from ending up on the landfill, from ending up in the

01:22ocean, that's my motivation.

01:25That's what keeps me going.

01:26So if I'm able to save 10 kilograms of plastic bottles today, I'm like, let's do more tomorrow.

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