Rancho Margot: Diploma Project Nov 2013 | Page 5

Research Sustainability Sustainability was a subject I came across often as a student in school. Because it is common knowledge that people are doing bad things to the environment. The school which I come from gave huge emphasis towards waste management. Because of all the workshops and discussions we did in school about keeping our surroundings clean, I am really conscious about what I do with my waste. I always wanted to learn more about sustainability and wanted to have my own unique perspective and ideas about sustainability. The opportunity to pursue my interest in sustainability did come to me during the diploma project when I found out about Rancho Margot, a self-sustaining eco village in Costa Rica. Many of us boycott plastics but we cannot help ourselves from depending on them. 5