Every week, pupils at Akshar school must bring up to 20 items of plastic collected from their homes and the local area as their ‘fee’ for tuition. Photograph: Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images
The Akshar School Revolution: Where Plastic Pays for Progress
In the village, plastic waste was once burned as fuel, leading children to suffer from coughs and wheezes in their classrooms. However, at the Akshar School, this waste has been…