Wanting to investigate possible ways to repurpose this material, [Rehaan33] built a rig to create bricks out of waste plastic for a school project. The aim of the project is to take waste plastic ...

Lego ditched plans to make oil-free bricks, saying the new material from recycled bottles would increase carbon emissions. The toymaker said it remains committed to making Legos from sustainable ...

“Two kilogrammes of plastic is enough to make one brick, and each brick costs 1,000 riel. Customers can choose from three types: Lanto bricks, wood-based bricks and regular bricks,” said Thy. His ...

It's high time we admit one clear fact: the world is drowning more and more in plastic. Over the past 70 years, the volume of ...

At Conceptos Plasticos, collected plastic is used to produce construction bricks ... people who make a living by collecting and selling waste. Conceptos Plasticos facilitates their work by ...

A company is turning plastic trash into cheap, easy-to-assemble building materials. It's helping build schools in Ivory Coast and increasing pay for waste collectors. More from World Wide Waste A ...

Oscar Andres Mendez and his team at Conceptos Plásticos have created a way to take discarded plastic and rubber and create stackable bricks with them. These bricks snap together to create quick ...

The pine wooden boards were chosen because they weigh about the same as the plastic that makes up around 70 per cent of marine waste in the region. The bricks will float around until they wash up ...

Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country’s huge plastic waste problem by recycling ... is then moulded into dark, compact bricks used as outdoor pavers to build walkways ...