Sixteen-year-old Nigerian, Manasseh Aluga, has been awarded an international prize for converting plastic waste into environmentally friendly building bricks.
Action For Nature, a U.S.-based environmental organization, named Aluga from Jos, Plateau State, as the second-place winner of its International Young Eco-Hero Award for his innovative Kundu Waste Management Project.
In a statement released on Monday, AFN spokesperson Kelly Carnes highlighted that Aluga’s project has established him as a leading environmental innovator in Nigeria.
“We are inspired by Manasseh’s determination to create a cleaner environment, despite facing financial limitations and personal challenges,” Carnes said.
The Kundu project, launched in March 2022, has since achieved significant progress, with the successful production and distribution of eco-bricks to local construction sites.
