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Lego plans to sell bricks from recycled bottles in two years

2021-06-23 14:14:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Firm says challenge is to make more environmentally friendly bricks strong enough to build Hogwarts.

French Architect Turns Old T-Shirts into Bricks

2021-04-14 08:00:00| Waste Age

While studying architecture, Clarisse Merlet wanted to find a way to reduce construction waste by utilizing resources already available. This led her to create FaBRICK a company that makes bricks out of textile waste. The bricks are made out

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FabBRICK Upcycles Clothes into Bricks

2021-03-10 07:00:00| Waste Age

FabBRICK was started to reduce the tremendous waste inherent in the construction industry. In France, approximately 4 million tons of textile waste is created yearly. FabBRICK upcycles clothes into decorative bricks that are great thermal, acoustic

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Kenyan Woman Turns Plastic into Bricks

2021-02-04 13:56:00| Waste Age

Gjenge Makers, a factory in Nairobi, Kenya, takes plastic waste and turns it into a brick that is five to seven times stronger than concrete. The process was developed by Nzambi Matee, who used her engineering skills to develop the process

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