Local charity Soap for Hope Canada nearly lost 10,000 plastic bottles collected for its 'It's a Concrete Idea' project due to a lack of workspace infrastructure.
Faced with this challenge, the organization reached out to the public for assistance earlier this month. Following the call for help, NAI Commercial Inc. stepped in, securing a warehouse to keep the project alive.
Ken Featherby, NAI Commercial Inc. co-owner, reached out to his commercial contacts and quickly secured the warehouse space for the next six months. The new space, conveniently located near the organization’s current warehouses, will be critical in advancing this environmentally focused social enterprise.
This support ensured the plastic bottles would be transformed into filaments that reinforce concrete instead of ending up in the landfill. The non-profit thanks its community of supporters and organizations that rallied behind the charity during its search for new space.
Soap for Hope Canada is a charity dedicated to collecting, processing, recycling, and delivering repurposed items to community organizations serving vulnerable individuals.
The charity's 'It's a Concrete Idea' program has been collecting, storing and shredding shampoo bottles sourced from Fairmont hotels across B.C. The shredded plastic bits are turned into a thread-like fibre that's being embedded into a local company's concrete to make it stronger and more resistant to cracking.
