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The DIY project turns waste plastic into a strong brick

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The DIY project turns waste plastic into a strong brick

Plastic is not environment friendly for our planet. It takes so many years for decomposition. Plastic waste harms our environment and health. Every piece of plastic that made a long time ago still exists today. Constantly people finding a new innovative idea to deal with plastic waste problems. So why not recycle plastics to get better results for a clean environment.Nowadays world generates 380 million tons of plastic and only a little amount of plastic is recycled. For a better future, we must recycle plastic today. Recycling more plastics can help in increasing employment and provide a better future for Earth. Sometimes little efforts will have a big impact.

The first initiative by Nzambimatee

In 2017 Nzambimatee when was 26 years old she decided to find out the solution to plastic waste. She belongs to Nairobi which produces 550 tons of plastic waste per day. Many plastic bags and other plastic waste dispersed in the streets. After seeing this pathetic condition she decided now it’s time to get rid of this problem and play a positive role ina better environment. She said in an interview I was tired of being on the sidelines. She started a project which converts plastic waste into paving bricks that used to create walkways and pavement surfaces. Initially, she performed this experiment in the backyard of her home where she made bricks with the help of plastic waste and sand. She fully concentrates on this project and put all her energy and savings into this. She also designed machines thatin the transformation of plastic waste into strong bricks. Finally,now she is the owner of Gjenge makers (Factory) which made bricks from plastic waste.Based on her achievement in this project, UNEP added her name in 2020 young champions of the earth.

Plastic brick formation                                 

Now her factory builds 1500 bricks per day. Some of the plastic waste they buy from recyclers but most of the plastic waste is donated by packaging factories. Factories also want to dispose of the waste so this project solves their problem, waste plastic transforms into useful bricks. Firstly plastic waste crushed through machines then mixed with sand and heated. After this mixture moulds into a specific shape and then cooleddown.

Advantages of plastic bricks

These plastic bricks are low in price,not as greater in weight and stronger as compared to concrete bricks. They have the best insulating properties. They also providethe best insulation against noise. Each brick formation helps our environment to get rid of many plastics. These bricks do not have pocket holes this property make them less fragile and more strong.These bricks are also present in different colours. These bricks utilize in car parks schools and homes When plastic used on construction sites the structures will be more profitable and it has enough strength, resilience economic.These are eco-friendly building brick. This project creates more jobs for unemployed people and recycled many plastic wastes into bricks.

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