A group of students studying at Sacred Heart College, Kochi, have spent their time after classes in the most productive manner by creating a park within their campus. The park, located on the banks of a lake, is made entirely of recyclable materials, ranging from plastic bottles and coconut shells, to an old boat, this park uses all types of recyclable materials.

“We were thinking of how to recycle the materials in the college premises in an efficient way, when this idea dawned upon us,” said Anthony John Joseph, one of the students involved with building the park.

It took the students merely three weeks to ideate and come up with the concept for this park. Many students from the college enthusiastically took part in contributing to the project, adding their own elements of creativity and ideas to it.

“We have even created a snake and ladder table, where students can de-stress,” said Tom Jose, one of the brains behind the park’s creation.

A lot of students have apparently taken to using the park, and Ajin Joy, chairperson of the college, has plans to add more elements to the park and increase its utility. The installation of a swing is to be expected as well as conducting classes in the open by the lake.

The effort of the students has not gone unrecognised and has garnered appreciation from quite a lot of people. Navin Pauly, an actor, and artist Bose Krishnamachari had nothing but words of praise for the students’ work.

The park, despite using trashed material, is aesthetically pleasing - the tires make up for seats, and plastic bottles fill in for a flowerbed, among many other things. It is a great initiative, and possibly inspiring in a world that cannot seem to get rid of it’s waste.

Feature Image Source: Times of India