2021 Lukluk (VSA) - Magazine - Page 12
TikTok competition winners at Loja Matak
to separate and treat waste with
core technologies for composting,
plastic repurposing, as well as a
community garden and of course
the green store.
“Establishing Loja Matak has
been my dream job because
it encourages young recycling
businesses to explore their
creativity using waste products.”
Creativity was also core to the
TikTok challenge that Liria helped
run. The challenge was a response
to waste management problems
caused by Tropical Cyclone Seroja
and aimed to engage youth in
the conversation about managing
waste sustainably.
Judging was based on innovation
and impact. The uptake was great
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with ideas ranging from creating
planters and weaving baskets
from waste plastic, to peer-to-peer
presentations on best practice
recycling, to sustainable shopping
demonstrations set to pop music.
For Liria the work is incredibly
rewarding and there’s still more to
do. “It’s fun and motivating to work
with youth recycling businesses
and communities, and I want
to continue to work with young
recycling businesses to explore
their talents in waste products and
to raise public awareness about
waste management.”
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