Ecobrick project: recycle plastic for building bricks, the most effective solution at the moment

A great way to recycle toxic, hard-to-decompose plastic waste. Under the shape of ecobrick bricks, we make them continue to serve life until the end of the life of the plastic!

Please introduce to you an eco-friendly product: Ecobrick, roughly translated as ecological bricks. Called "brick" but made entirely of plastic, ecobrick is a great project for recycling waste plastics, turning it into a useful tool that can be used in construction. Many communities around the world have joined hands to develop this ecobrick project.

The method of making simple bricks but taking advantage of all this plastic waste has come from a number of localities, scattered throughout the world. There are environmental activists who see the potential of this way of making bricks and have brought it to the world.

In 2010, in Northern Philippines, Russell Maier and Irene Bakisan wrote a simple guide on how to make ecobrick for local people. The Ministry of Education recognized the great importance of ecobrick and brought this guide to a total of 1,700 schools, as of 2014.

The strong ecobrick development in the Philippines has turned this place into the first flag in this commendable movement, and since then the Ecobrick Global Alliance has formed. Currently, the Division has more presence in South Africa, Zambia, USA and most recently Indonesia.

Extremely simple ecobrick fabrication : Just a plastic bottle or any container can easily turn into a brick (carton box for milk can also make ecobrick), stuffed into it. Any size of plastic can make ecobrick, but the most effective will be 500 ml plastic bottles, because the bottle is small and the plastic handle is not too much.

There are a few things to note:

1. Food waste should be cleaned and dried before being placed in an ecobrick bottle, to avoid food decomposition inside.
2. Do not put glass, metal, paper or any biodegradable material in the bottle. Because:

1. Glass and metal are recyclable.
2. Can burn paper safely.
3. Decomposable materials should be left outside the bottle. I only give plastic, the most difficult to decompose in ecobrick.

1. You don't need to waste time collecting garbage, just bring a plastic bottle, a stick with you wherever you can, to create ecobrick everywhere anytime! While avoiding the disposal of plastic waste, it is convenient to create an ecological brick, which can be used for other purposes.

There have been successful communities applying this model. We can mention:

1. Besao village in northern Philippines

Hospital staff Jane Liwan created an ecobrick tablet for a day, to repair the house, it was still laughed at by neighbors. Two years later, her home turned into a local tourist and media attraction as well as a world media report that came here as a reportage.

2. At the volcanic island of Ometepe in Lake Nicaragua, in the beautiful country of Nicaragua

Alvaro Molina, resentful of rampant plastic waste but nowhere to recycle, has remodeled his hotel with ecobrick. Currently, Molina's on-site community is the cleanest place in the country. Local school built with ecobrick.

By buying and selling, this ecological brick, people here have created a small economy in the local area.

3. Plastic Bottle Village in Panama

The still-completed village will be located in the 120-house Isla Colon island, a small shop and a culture house made from ecobrick. This ambitious project comes from Robert Bezeau, a Canadian philanthropist.

4. Family Thelfredo Santa Cruz in Puerto Iguazu, Agentina

Nearly all of their houses are made of plastic bottles: from walls, dining tables, chairs, beds, and even steps to the house.

Which movement has been spreading to many places, receiving more support: with ecobrick, we can recycle plastic that cannot be decomposed into useful, handy products that are more eco-friendly. school This is an effective way to collect plastic waste, perhaps unprecedented.