There’s a school in Guwahati that allows students to pay their fees in plastic waste. The aim is to inculcate environment-friendly values and also help out pupils with financial constraints.
According to The Bali Sun, Venus One Tourism Academy, a University in Tegalalang, is now accepting coconuts, moringa leaves, as well as the leaves from gotu kola, as tuition fees from students. The items will be used to produce coconut oil & herbal soap products to be sold on-campus and generate funds.
Food & Wine magazine quoted the Academy’s director Wayan Pasek Adi Putra saying,
“Initially, the tuition payment scheme was paid in installments three times, with the first installment at 50% [of the total], the second 20%, and the third 30%. Because of this Covid pandemic, we have adopted a flexible policy. We produce virgin coconut oil, so students can pay their tuition by bringing coconuts.”
He added, “We have to educate them to optimize the natural resources in their surroundings. When the pandemic is over, they will enter the world of hospitality with different skills. They may find new customers later when they become resellers [of the coconut products].”
What an idea, sirji!