In La Mojana region, Colombian Caribbean, 12% of the rice consumed in the country is produced and each year this production generates around 17 thousand tons of rice husk. When disposed improperly, this waste can contaminate bodies of water or the air when incinerated outdoors How can we reduce the environmental pollution caused by this production chain? A team of four students found the answer using it for making a rural construction material.
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The innovation titled “Aprovechamiento de la c\u00e1scara de arroz” (\u201cUsing Rice Husk”, in English) was a finalist in Solve for Tomorrow in Colombia 2022. The group created a prototype that transformed rice husk into a sustainable artisanal construction material (known as bareque or bahareque). The students were between 15 and 17 years old and were in 10th and 11th grade at the time of their participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n