Plastic bricks

Construction industry is a major contributor to pollution, which is a concerning problem all around the world. In recent years, there have been various developments like recycled plastic bricks and RePlast blocks made from ocean waste, that provide some relief to the degrading environment, but we need to do a lot more. #recycle #bricks #gogreen #environment

Recycled bricks are a great way of recycling large amounts of plastic. So what's better than building your own recycled plastic bike shed or another similar structure? This How-to is split up into the following sections: Step 1 - 2 Intro Step 3 - 6 Fixed structure Step 7 - 19 Build walls Step 20 - 26 Make the roof

ByFusion ByBlock is the first construction-grade building material made entirely from recycled (and often un-recyclable) plastic waste.

Back in February, I contributed a story about ecobricks to Cosmopolitan Philippines. By the time my article was published, I was deeply invested in this environmental movement. My mother was amused at the shelf dedicated to my ecobricks at home, and how I would rummage through our trash bins to collect plastic waste, clean them, and turn them into ecobricks. An ecobrick is a plastic bottle fully stuffed with dry plastic waste, such as candy wrappers, food foil packs, shampoo […]

Eco-brick tree planter! Made from plastic stuffed into empty bottles #ecobricks #DIY #inspiration #ProjectSomos www.projectsomos.org

A Kenyan materials engineer has found a way to recycle plastic waste and turn it into bricks that are stronger than concrete.

Gjenge Makers pavers cost just 83 cents a square foot

Precious Plastic just released a brick made from 100% recycled plastic to empower people to build constructions just like with LEGO.

Danish toy brand Lego has created its first prototype brick using recycled PET plastic from discarded bottles.