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Daniel dances in the set carrying two empty bottles of water.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a blue, long-sleeved TVO Kids T-shirt.

He WELCOME TO
TVOK NEWS.
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR,
DANIEL,
AND THIS IS
WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears a picture with a caption that reads "Plastic Castle."

Daniel says HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO
LIVE IN A CASTLE?
WELL, THE SECRET TO
LIVING IN ONE
MIGHT BE AS EASY AS
RECYCLING THESE GUYS.
YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.
SO ROBERT BEZEAU
FROM MONTREAL, CANADA,
HAS CREATED A CASTLE
OUT OF PLASTIC BOTTLES
IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
COUNTRY OF PANAMA.
WHEN ROBERT FIRST ARRIVED
IN PANAMA 10 YEARS AGO,
HE LOVED THE BEAUTIFUL
ISLAND PARADISE
WITH CRYSTAL-CLEAR OCEAN.
HOWEVER, ON CLOSER INSPECTION,
HE FOUND HIS PARADISE POLLUTED
BY MASSIVE AMOUNTS
OF GARBAGE.
SPECIFICALLY,
PLASTIC.
HIS SOLUTION?
TO BUILD A VILLAGE OUT OF
PLASTIC BOTTLES.
SO USING WELDED FRAMES FILLED
WITH THESE PLASTIC BOTTLES,
ROBERT WAS ABLE TO CONSTRUCT
INEXPENSIVE STRUCTURES
THAT PROTECT FROM HIGH HEAT,
AND NATURAL DISASTERS
LIKE TSUNAMIS.
SO FAR,
HE HAS BUILT TWO HOMES,
AS WELL AS THE PIECE
DE LE RESISTANCE,
A CASTLE MADE OUT OF
40,000 BOTTLES.
HOW COOL IS THAT?
SO HIS GOAL IS NOT
TO SELL THESE BUILDINGS,
BUT INSTEAD TO GO INTO
UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
AND HELP THEM GAIN
THE SKILLS REQUIRED
TO TRANSFORM PLASTIC
INTO LOW-COST HOUSING.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL
CREATIVE RECYCLING.
TVO KIDS,
STAY TUNED FOR MORE
TVOK NEWS
HEADLINES COMING UP NEXT.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN
BUILD MYSELF
MY OWN MANSION
OUT OF THIS.
C'MON...

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