Plastic Upcycling & Community Cleanup
Highlights
- Join the fight against plastic waste to enhance the communities, environment and local wildlife.
- Produce and create upcycled items using waste plastic along with ecobricks to use in sustainable community projects.
- Gain a new family, living in shared volunteer housing gives you the perfect chance to make life long friends across the globe.
- Make unforgettabe memories travelling with your fellow volunteers at weekends to places such as Mole Safari Park, Cape Coast Castle & Boti Waterfall.
- Explore the surrounding rainforests and mountains in your free time along with the rural Ghanaian way of life and it's laid back, friendly atmosphere.
- Join the fight against plastic waste to enhance the communities, environment and local wildlife.
- Produce and create upcycled items using waste plastic along with ecobricks to use in sustainable community projects.
- Gain a new family, living in shared volunteer housing gives you the perfect chance to make life long friends across the globe.
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About the program
Help the fight against plastic waste by community cleanups, producing ecobricks and creating upcycled products from plastic waste.
About The Placement
Join the fight against plastic to enhance and improve the local environment. Arranging community cleanups and collection points from a rural waste management service struggling to keep up with demand, producing ecobricks to use in school and community projects such as seating, ...
Typical day
- 07:30am - 08:00am / Volunteer transport leaves the volunteer house to project sites
- 08:00am - 10:00am / Arrive at workshop and begin daily tasks. Eg, Ecobricking, Sorting plastic types, Shredding or Community cleanup
- 10:00am - 11:00am / Break
- 11:00am - 13:00pm / Resuming of placement site work. Eg, ...
Free-time activities
Mid Week Free
Time
After school and evenings offer these
local opportunities around the local area:
- Hiking / Trekking
- Swimming
- Sightseeing (Waterfalls and breathtaking scenery)
- After school & Homework Clubs
- Sports facilities
- Live Music
- Plenty of Nightlife
- Restaurants & Hotels
providing western cuisine
Weekend
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
This placement is available throughout the year. You are welcome to
arrive with us any day of the week or flight arrival time and we will
adjust your airport collection accordingly.
How Do I Get From The Airport to Volunteer House On Arrival?
We
can arrange for one of our partnered drivers to collect you from
the airport and bring you directly to the volunteer house although fuel,
airport parking and toll fees must be covered by yourself - payable in
Ghana cedis or US dollars on the day (You can use local ATM machines on
the way to withdraw Ghana cedi currency.)
Cost: As of January 2024, this is around 700 cedis.
They will be holding a sign with your name on so they should be easy to spot!
Program fees
Meet your organization
Atlas Volunteers
Non-profit - founded in 2017
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Sam
About the project
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