Ms Noung discusses the problem of trash in rural Cambodia, and ways of recycling some of the trash into building materials.

2. Ms Noung
The HUSK Project

3. Environmental,Issues,

4. Natural, Man’s…,
Cycle,
Input?,

5. The,Problem,
3>4,tons,is,collected,daily,,around,town,,not,
recycled,,not,disposed,of,properly,
How,does,it,affect,the,people?,

6. , ,, ,Healthy,living?,
Thousands,of,people,living,in,garbage,,
dumps,,
No,other,source,of,income,or,alternate,
housing,
No,hygiene,,increased,risk,of,disease,,
No,way,out!?,,

7. The,ObjecKve,

8. Our,SoluKon…,
, , , , ,The,Eco,Block,
• Concept,adopted,from,PuraVida…,
• The,Eco,Block,takes,the,place,of,bricks.,
• Made,from,old,drink,boPles,of,any,size,
stuffed,Kghtly,with,clean,landfill,rubbish.,,
• Guidelines,
– No,food,,green,waste,or,wet,rubbish,can,be,
put,inside,the,eco,block,
– Eco,Blocks,need,to,be,stuffed,Kghtly.,A,sKck,,
piece,of,bamboo,or,long,chopsKck,does,the,
trick!,Any,size,plasic,boPle,is,great,,it,just,
needs,its,lid,

9. ,,HUSK%

10. We,have,the,need,,and,we,can,
now,provide,the,means…,

11. >,Treak,and,Kompheim,villages,
OUR,OBJECTIVES,
>,Providing,access,to,safe,water,,
>,Livelihood,opportuniKes,
>,Health,
>,EducaKon,,
>,Environment.,

12. Village%Par.cipa.on%,
Working,with,Treak,and,Kompheim,
Villages,in,the,following,three,areas;,
,1.,Environmental,Awareness,and,
EducaKon,
,2.,Providing,a,non,monetary,CollecKon,
Reward,Plan,
,3.,Involvement,for,some,villagers,and,
students,at,treak,in,the,build,and,
construcKon,

13. Environmental,EducaKon,&,Awareness,
• Compost,toilets,
• Garbage,collecKon,
• Water,wells,and,filters,

14. How,Do,WeGet,People,to,ParKcipate?,
• 1,brick,bought,=,170>200riels,
• 1boPle,recycled,=,25riels,
, ,,CollecKon,Reward,Plan:,
• 1,filledboPle,=,120,riel.,
• Therefore,33,filledboPles,=,$1,US,
Not,convinced?,

15. Exchange,Rate,
• ,x,16 ,One,kilo,of,rice,
• ,x,49 ,Set,of,schoolmaterials,
• ,x,52 ,1,litre,of,cooking,oil,
• ,x99 ,Mosquito,Net ,,
• ,x,99 ,Bamboo,Mat ,,
• ,x,130 ,One,uniform,set,
Different,families,,different,prioriKes;,
The,Choice,is,yours!,

16. How,Does,it,Work?,

19. AND,WE,NEED,YOUR,HELP…,,
• We,need,empty,plasKc,drink,boPles,of,any,
size,with,their,lids,on!,
• We,would,also,love,old,plasKc,bags,as,these,
are,used,in,the,build,process,
• You,can,even,give,it,a,go,and,stuff,some,
boPles,at,home,yourself,

20. • More,cool,projects…,or,give,us,an,idea,to,
work,with!,
• Help,us,spread,the,word…!,
• Contact,us,for,technical,advice,

23. In,Conclusion,
• Pukng,trash,to,good,use,,
• Economical,and,accessible,,
• Reducing,environmental,impact,

24. Help,us,to,close,up,the,cycle…,
…the,right,way…,

25. Thank You!
Ms Noung