Plastic waste is the scourge of the majority world. There is almost no refuse collection and there is nowhere for these waste soda & water bottles to go, along with all the other plastics in the waste stream. If we can find a way to give real economic value to plastic waste then we could well on the way to solving this huge problem.
I am collecting a few videos and other information on the subject here, hopefully to develop interest in developing this potential as a project.
Permaculture principle 6, Produce no waste.
Plastic was has always been a hard one to solve, and the solutions demands a degree of technical expertise and investment in the process and equipment, but this is not out of reach.I think this is well worth pursuing, and can work well in a Ugandan context, at least for as long as there is so much waste plastic around.