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“As simple as it sounds, a one-liter plastic bottle filled with purified water and some bleach could serve as a light bulb for some of the millions of people who live without electricity. Originally developed by MIT students, the “solar bottle bulb” is now being distributed by the MyShelter Foundation to homes throughout the Philippines. The foundation’s goal is to use this alternative source of daylight to brighten one million homes in the country by 2012.”

{Making solar bulbs with the use of recycled materials.  © Physorg}

This shows us that sustainable urban infrastructure and design do not have to be expensive or rely completely on technological advancements. Even little inventions using everyday materials like a soda bottle can make a different to people’s lives in developing countries like the Philippines without breaking the bank or adding onto the environmental baggage.

Making use of the earth’s natural resources, rather than electricity to light up our world.

*Watch the video and be amazed.