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BRICK BEASTS: Special needs learners win national prize for turning plastic waste into sports gear

Source: Daily Maverick (South Africa)

Summary

With a clever machine, discarded plastic bottles and a determination to make a difference, five learners from Gqeberha special-needs school Cape Recife High School are turning waste into shin pads, rugby kicking tees and specially designed foot cups to support children with cerebral palsy in their wheelchairs — an innovation that has won them a national prize.

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