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Demovictory9

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Fri Feb 19, 2021, 06:31 PM

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Kenyan woman invents environmental breakthrough: Bricks our of plastic waste. [View all] brush Feb 2021 OP

this is awesome! handmade34 Feb 2021 #1

So very cool! UpInArms Feb 2021 #7

Cool, cool, cool! Thank you for posting! LaMouffette Feb 2021 #2

Big K&R. nt tblue37 Feb 2021 #3

Good. jeffreyi Feb 2021 #4

Wow!!!! Incredible and wonderful. What an amazing young person! niyad Feb 2021 #5

She could partner up with the 4 Ocean guys, who remove... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #6

That would be a fantastic partnership. It could go worldwide. brush Feb 2021 #8

Strange as it sounds, we have a world wide sand shortage. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #31

Didn't she say in the video that sand is the binding material? brush Feb 2021 #32

Plastic is the binder; sand is what is being bound. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #33

Wonder if particularly fine sand is needed for this product? brush Feb 2021 #37

Is most of the glass being recycled back to glass? csziggy Feb 2021 #34

THAT's a sand pile! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #38

Here is a more in depth article with a picture of my grandfather! csziggy Feb 2021 #40

One built the mountain and one took it down. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #44

Plastic pavers are probably quite hot. Goodheart Feb 2021 #9

And? brush Feb 2021 #10

good insulators are very good building materials in all climates.... getagrip_already Feb 2021 #20

Remember, the product is half sand so that factor lessens flammability. brush Feb 2021 #27

Can't believe nobody done that already. They make doc03 Feb 2021 #11

The video mentions plans to produce bricks also. brush Feb 2021 #12

And you could probably use glue instead of mortar. trof Feb 2021 #14

Yes, another weigh saving innovation. brush Feb 2021 #25

Giant Legos -- no glue. :) Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #43

The bricks would be half sand so they wouldn't be any more flammable than say...wood,... brush Feb 2021 #26

Wood composite boards are also flammable - but they can be treated with fire retardants csziggy Feb 2021 #36

Someone with a lot of money (Bezos) TNNurse Feb 2021 #13

Yes. This. ancianita Feb 2021 #17

Innovation like this has been all over YouTube for years bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #15

I suspect Pantagruel Feb 2021 #22

Seems it's already up and running and not encountering the US market... brush Feb 2021 #30

Seriously great innovation. Thanks! ancianita Feb 2021 #16

I love watching these videos and feel so hopeful that someone will help this japple Feb 2021 #18

They should go on the show "Shark Tank" to get further investment.,, brush Feb 2021 #29

This is so promising that I hesitate to rain on the parade. Oldem Feb 2021 #19

first world thinking..... getagrip_already Feb 2021 #21

Remember the product is half sand. After production it becomes... brush Feb 2021 #28

kicking to watch later Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #23

Great step in the right direction. K&R for visibility. crickets Feb 2021 #24

I'd love to try this on a very small scale ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #35

Cool idea, but a bit of caution Brother Buzz Feb 2021 #39

How so? Plastic is said to last for 1000 years in landfills. brush Feb 2021 #41

Plastic bottles may last a thousand years buried in a landfill, but... Brother Buzz Feb 2021 #42

Could be, but after the process it becomes another substance. brush Feb 2021 #45

What we really need is to not use nearly as much plastic, period. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #46

She's not making plastic. She's killing two birds with one stone so to speak... brush Feb 2021 #47