Look... Shoes made from Haiti street trash. More than 750,000 plastic bottles removed from Haiti streets.

PHOTO: Timberland Boots made from Haiti Recycled Plastic Bottles

More than 1,300 Haitian people collects plastic bottles and sell them to 50 Haitian-owned collection centers, this once-upon-a-trash is being converted to this nice pair of boots you see here and a whole lot more.

More than 700,000 plastic bottles has been from Haiti's streets and canals. Read More from Global Citizen

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Plastic bottles are made from oil; so is polyester. When a bottle is recycled into fabric, the end result looks the same as if it had come from fossil fuels

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I was watching a video about plastic recycling in Haiti, the lady said: When I look at a plastic bottle in the street now, I see money."

That's good. Haitians need that kind of attitude.

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