Drumming up attractive furniture from waste
The Hindu
They were once used to store mosquito larvicidal oil. Now, they are an attractive sofa set decorating the reception hall of the Corporation’s administrative office here.
Just a few months ago, the civic body created a bathroom with discarded plastic waterbottles for its personnel working at a micro compost centre, which drew huge public attention.
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