Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo for HuffPost The plastic castle in Isla Colón's Plastic Bottle Village is a four-story building owned and directed by Canadian entrepreneur and activist Robert Bezeau. Bezeau spearheaded various clean-up ventures, including a self-funded community recycling scheme that collected over a million plastic bottles from local businesses over 14-months. Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo for HuffPost Bezeau's plastic castle is used as a hotel, restaurant and bar, and has educational purposes. Bezeau believes educating people about the environmental damage caused by plastic bottles is key to inspiring them to change their own behavior, and, in convincing them to persuade decision makers in business and government to take action like putting warning labels on plastic bottles. Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo for HuffPost Jeff Catalano, Justine Catalano and daugther Jay, in their house made of plastic bottles on Isla Colón, Panama.

Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2019 11:03 UTC