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Nike, owner of the sailboat Carl, collaborates with the non-profit In Motion to establish community plastic recycling initiatives in Puerto Madero and Tapachula, Mexico.0:15 Facing a lack of local waste infrastructure, she conducts workshops at Finca Hamburgo to teach residents how to shred and extrude plastic waste into jewellery and furniture.7:27 Working with Maria, she develops a metal mould for an extruder to create structural beams from polyethylene and polypropylene (plastic numbers 2 and 5).3:08 The process involves welding angle irons to a box iron tube to form a mould, which is then mounted to an extruder to process shredded plastic bottles.2:52 The team experiments with creating furniture prototypes, specifically a foldable chair, while addressing the challenges of scaling production for structural stability.3:50 These efforts aim to provide local income opportunities and mitigate plastic pollution in coastal and mountain regions. Persistence in finding long-term partners remains a primary hurdle for establishing sustainable community recycling workspaces.2:14

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