Introduction: Waste For Life, a non-profit organization made up of scientists, engineers, educators, architects, artists, designers and cooperatives , aims to establish ideas that develop poverty reduction. solutions to specific ecological problems. (Baillie & Waite, 2014) Waste For Life does not manage projects but effectively facilitates other groups, for example carteneros in this case. “With this project, Waste For Life’s dual goal is to reduce the harmful environmental impact of non-recycled waste and promote self-sufficiency and economic security for at-risk populations who rely on waste to survive.” (Insert book reference) page 21. Students undertaking this stream 13 engineering unit were divided into groups of five and aimed to find a solution that would help reduce plastic waste sent to landfills. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Students would work for Waste For Life and well-developed solutions would be sent to Waste For Life. In order to provide a solution to the waste crisis in Buenos Aires, the team had to take into account the social, environmental, economic and cultural aspects of the context while trying to maintain a unique, simple and effective design. The specific waste that the students focused on because this context was plastic. Students had different options for “recovering” plastic waste. Students were able to use the Kingston heat press that melted the plastic into flat sheets, post-forming the plastic into products by lightly heating it and then forming it into a product and other ideas developed by the students. GeographyArgentina covers an area of ​​more than 2.7 million square kilometers and is divided into 23 provinces, of which Buenos Aires is the capital. Argentina is the second largest...... middle of paper ......raphy - Information, climate and weather in Buenos-AiresIn the text: (Buenos-aires.com, 2014)Bibliography: Buenos-aires .com,. (2014). Geography of Buenos-Aires - Information, climate and weather in Buenos-Aires. Accessed May 13, 2014 at http://www.buenos-aires.com/v/geography/Stats.wikimedia.orgWikimedia traffic analysis report - Wikipedia page views by country - Distribution in the text: (Stats.wikimedia. org, 2014) Bibliography: Stats.wikimedia.org. (2014). Wikimedia traffic analysis report - Wikipedia page views by country - Distribution. Retrieved May 19, 2014 from http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/squids/SquidReportPageViewsPerCountryBreakdownHuge.htm#ArgentinaWastedfood.comWhy waste is importantIn the text: (Wastedfood.com, 2014)Bibliography: Wastedfood.com. (2014). Why waste matters. Accessed May 20, 2014 from http://www.wastedfood.com/2011/03/29/why-waste-matters/