Rhino Bricks Community Project: The Story Behind

[@sunitadwarka347]

Respected sir, You have made this product, but using this material technique, we can make various products. Examples sole of shoe, you buy ladies Chinese shoes of various styles, it's very fragile cardboard. You use your material to make frame of shoe. Another usage is making rooftop. Example, In country wherever temperature is low ,use your technique for roof topping, you can make longer half circle pipe like older clay roofs. I don't know how to explain. One will enter in another. Same as cement sheets but little different type. Country like Romania, need such technology. Another suggestion for ready made home. You no your bricks and roof top , and slowly house will appear. For homeless people. You meet Mr. Vivek Bindra. He can help you. Namh shivay.

[@rhino.manish]

Excellent Inputs, it surely gives some good ideas for end product use. We would be happy to connected on [e-mail]

[@vikram5538]

yes obviously, if we increase the percentage of plastic in the mix, it will result in a stronger material that can be used for making the sole of shoes, plates and roofing tiles, etc.

[@mintohazrika]

👍👍👍

[@111jacare]

Sunita Dwarka: Suspect that you are thinking of the Spanish profile roofing tile with your thinking. My only concern with the plastic - anything - is how the product will stand up to Ultra Violet radiation, over a period of time? The other thing that you need to be careful of if you are using the waste foundry sand - has there been any toxic materials used during the production involving the sand? Yes, the idea and the concept is good, provided that the due diligence has been performed in relation to the different ingredients.

[@chandansenrout6035]

Hi sir I need some help Actually I have project on this 'plastic bricks 'in a state lvl science exhibition so need price details about this type of company pls help meee........

[@Mrdubomb]

I think interlocking brick like Legos would be a good idea, obviously there would be a significant investment in tooling to create this, but this is an exciting project, we don't have anything like this in our area that I am aware of, it seems like India is way ahead of the western world in many ways, all the best from Canada.

[@jesuspajarilla8265]

I like this idea where we can recycle plastic and becomes useful to us than being thrown to sea or landfill. Thank you to all you do

[@phbrinsden]

Excellent work. Good luck with upscaling to reduce pollution and make useful and very durable building materials. Because of this, these blocks will be able to withstand being knocked down and reused in a new construction etc.

[@divyagreeninnovation1712]

You are a good man.. working for pollution free environment...we are also working to save tree and save environment.... thanks for your contribution for humanity

[@Classic___b333]

Sir. Great initiative. I also want to establish such recycle unit in my area. How I can get your guidance and support. Thank you

[@ricoben3]

I'm a foundry engineer in the US and this is awesome!

[@rhino.manish]

Thanks and I can see why so. Probably US foundries may also look at using this technology for converting the waste dust to wealth.

[@rhino.manish]

Please visit our website rhinospb.in - we have just launched it on 3rd Sep and the bricks prices and specifications, are all mentioned there

[@prasadkodati4099]

@@rhino.manish what is the cost of this brick

[@devadasp5207]

Really appreciable..such facilities can be introduced in all towns and municipalities. These briks xan be used for compound walls , fencings for garden and pavement blocks for houses or walkways. It is really appreciable CSR project. Government must give subsidies for such initiative. I like to know and work with you

[@rhino.manish]

Thank you for the encouraging comments. The comments are appreciable, and we are very well aligned to the same. Please do connect on [e-mail] for further collaboration.

[@VenuGopal-ho2cq]

Kothari Saab, Your Thought is Great, And to Implement is Wonderful. Pls Clean Our Entire Country and make India Plastic Waste FREE Country. Keep Going All the very Best Sir. Really from Bottom of my Heart Great Job SIR 🤝👌💐

[@rajoosolanky780]

Great job Manish. Keep it up. Very proud of your Brilliant Idea of making Best from the waste

[@anubhavjangid5555]

make pavement tiles(interlocking tiles) out of it that can be used in making footh paths later we can color them. You can do some sampe projects also. It can also be used at places where mosture is more as it is 80% plastic it will last for long.

[@manishtripathi5581]

I wish you good luck for future. Hardly anyone in india thinks of recycling plastic which is a very big problem hope you get funds for your initiative in future by government .

[@SuperMan-tz6vb]

Hello Mr. Kothari Amazing solution. Hats off to you. Few questions- 1. What is the amount of gas emmited in the process? 2. Is the chemical gases emmited harmful for the person living around? 3. What is the heat carrying capacity of the bricks. In Indian summer will the wall be too hot? And in winter will it be too cold? 4. How will be the reaction of brick in rainy season? What is the amount of wear and tear? 5. Any issue with leakages?

[@rhino.manish]

Please do email us on [e-mail] and we shall revert to your queries

[@kundanpande2626]

Very good initiative, production cost will decrease with increase in production. Instead of making bricks you should see for high strength outdoor materials as bricks need to stick with cement but this product may lack this property. Interlocking brick can be solution for your product. This initiative will surely reduce our carbon foot print. Good going sir.

[@rhino.manish]

The bricks have no problem bonding with regular cement mortar. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@shubhamanand6640]

These bricks can be used for constructing road( especially in rural areas where bottom is made from bricks then its cemented), drains , wall(boundry) of houses and industry

[@adamsereberz8582]

For reducing cost of heat, consider using "concentrating solar power" using solar dish. this way heat can be generated easily up to 200-300 Celsius.

[@rhino.manish]

Thanks. It is one of our plans as we progress. Needs research funding and we have applied for the same jointly with academic institutions

[@troll14369]

@@rhino.manish sir talk to government they give you 60% subsidy 30% loan and only you need to invest 10% money in kusum yojna please reachers about it

[@himanshuk177]

For the heating of BRICS the bio gas can be used. Generated from organic waste So instead of processing sand at your facility you can send the sand to waste processing facility to be used as byproduct.

[@vparvathy6627]

It's a great idea. The civil engineering teams will have to work with hand in hand. People who can't afford expensive material, I am sure this is reasonable. Interlocking bricks will be better, just arrange and to put roofsheets. I hope something better comes up better than spending a lot money. Thanks guys.

[@ajchauhan2217]

Bhoot badiya sir ji lge rho bhoot badiya solution nikala h aap ne

[@KapilGoyal-wz2in]

Heads off sir.. If brick cost is less and durability and awareness is high, then it will be great project 👏👏

[@harshkhandelwal2728]

It's a great initiative by you sir, I am a civil engineer and my elder brother is an architect , we run a construction firm in Gujarat and we'd love to know more about your product.

[@rhino.manish]

Thank you - please do send your details on [e-mail]. The pilot plant is in Anand and if you are nearby invite you to visit the facility in person.

[@harshkhandelwal2728]

@@rhino.manish I have emailed you sir. It's a great day as i am in Anand today.

[@harshkhandelwal2728]

Please share your details , hope to meet you in person soon.

[@coachonthego7243]

How about the plastic fumes during heating process? Did you consult the environmental agencies? Are you allowed in your area where many people lives. Inhalation will cause radio vascular sysmtoms. Please check and if it is OK. Thanks. Goodluck.

[@viswamurthy007]

very good initiative...all the best for your future endeavours ....

[@ajayakconstruction4613]

I am a civil engineer and can help in the project for optimization and solution.. Can help in R&D

[@civilup1263]

Hi dear

[@brotherowl]

Another idea would be to use the shredded plastic and sand as additives for large concrete pouring projects such as foundations, sidewalks, roads, and parking lots. You could probably also add a good amount of these materials to asphalt for Paving roads and parking lots. Those applications would consume a much larger amount of the plastic waste and sand dust. I think you might save a small amount of production expense if you eliminate the use of water for cooling the bricks, as they will also simply cool by stacking them out in the open air. It also eliminates the need for water that is probably more needed elsewhere. Additionally, your production procedure necessitates a great amount of physical lifting of materials into hoppers etcetera. If the materials could be unloaded on a higher platform and then easily pushed down into a lower platform or directly into the hopper for production, it would eliminate most of the need for physical lifting.

[@amityadava21]

Hi, I read about your bricks in an article published on THE BETTER INDIA, I am greatly impressed by this sustainable initiative. I have a few questions though. 1. Is this brick still in the R&D stage or ready for commercial production? 2. If yes, what is the expected life of the brick? 3. Can it, prevent water seepage, unlike the conventional red bricks? 4. What about thermal conductivity? 5. What is the material used for binding these bricks? Is it the same conventional cement or a different kind of binding adhesive? 6. Lastly I wish to know about the CONSTRUCTION COSTS because if it is expensive, people will not care about sustainability I am asking all these questions because I would like to use these bricks in my construction work because of the LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT and I am a compassionate Nature Lover. Hoping for a suitable response from you. ( I AM LOCATED IN FARIDABAD, DELHI NCR) Regards, Amit Yadav

[@sabihatanveer8494]

Good luck with the future of bricks, mashallah

[@manoharpatil6795]

These bricks can be used to build public toilets .

[@abusaleh5711]

Yeah. India need This 🤣

[@VikasKumar-fn2dg]

Your Idea is so good and innovative and a strong step in order to somehow low down the plastic waste. But, each innovation comes with some demerits. I appreciate what you are doing but my concern is about the harmful gases you are producing while melting of these plastic waste which is much more dangerous for our atmosphere. I hope you get my point. Please try to do some work on how to use smaller plastic chips mixing with concrete which can act as binding agents in concrete. Correct me If I am wrong.

[@aftab3115]

PROUD OF YOU....KUDOS...make it hollow 2 sides to move daroya in between to make building walls

[@rhino.manish]

do send a sketch of what you wish to say on [e-mail] or [e-mail]

[@tahersmarty]

I would like to schedule a meeting for our future development projects. Fun fact is we're based in Gujarat and I studied from MSU and I saw in DW video that HOD, Climate Change, MSU is also a part of this project.

[@sadiqshariff9928]

How do you join the bricks together ? Does cement mix bond the bricks together.

[@Cynthia_Cantrell]

In the video, the bricks are cooled in water - and that heat is wasted. If that heat could be used to pre-heat the plastic going into the extruder, it would reduce the amount of heat that needs to be added there, reducing the cost a bit.

[@rhino.manish]

Surely. Will look into it

[@mikescudder4621]

Great initiative!! Keep up the good work!

[@mayurmachhi1364]

Nice solution sir.but I have one qurey .that we use plastic as a bonding material but plastic is flammable material.so if we use plastic then it is safe interm of fire ?

[@suvethac.j8233]

What binding material used while construction?

[@rhino.manish]

The normal cement-sand-water mortar is used.

[@jonwatson9765]

One of the comments was that they could be used in countries with lower temperatures? Suggesting one issue to be how they hold up at temperature or is it a thermal expansion problem due to the plastic? In a lot of construction much of the construction is not exposed to the hot sunlight. This suggests that it is not a major issue but one of guidance for use. Of course approvals and codes of practise will be heeded. Perhaps. Subterranean applications initially will consume production. To get more ideas that might help perhaps publishing the various properties and known limitations will help fuel ideas. This is such a great fundamental idea it deserves every chance of success and, since it addresses environmental issues, we should all willingly do all we can to help pro bono.

[@rhino.manish]

Worth exploring and will be part of the extended research when it happens.

[@hermitb534]

What about the toxic fumes it produces when you heat the plastic at around 250 degree Celsius? Is it environment friendly? Asking just for knowledge

[@rhino.manish]

The fumes are collected now in a wet scrubber so that the system is environment friendly. You can watch the AIA plant video on my channel which is the complete and latest plant.

[@habibrahman3978]

Most important information for keeping humanity free from the waste produced by the modern people. Thank you so much.

[@indrasena1783]

This is a good project. However, are the bricks fireproof? The raw materials used are not fireproof, they can increase the fire instead

[@rhino.manish]

There are numerous applications where fire resistance is not needed. Further only 20-30% of the material is plastic, rest is all dust/sand. These bricks don't catch fire unless kept at more than 150 deg C which may not happen in open applications.

[@KhalilSalim-b9v]

Great job. Can we use PET plastic waste (i.e transparent plastic bottles) to make this type of sand-plastic blocks ?

[@brucebonkowsky9406]

I am interested how can i be

[@ajaydubey4804]

Superb work Rhino Bricks I have a farm house in making will surely look forward to us this

[@rhino.manish]

Please visit our website rhinospb.in - we have just launched it on 3rd Sep and the bricks prices and specifications, are all mentioned there - you can order online

[@sumansansar]

बेहतरीन प्रयास । साधुवाद ।

[@WXUZT]

Great initiative. Not want to criticise but only point out:- Will it bond to mortar as effectively as ordinary brick ? Maybe the plastic may prevent good bond formation !

[@rhino.manish]

Thank you. Since 70% to 80% is clay (dust) or sand, bonding by cement mortar is as good as the normal red clay brick. We have built our own open office spaces (considering limitations of fire resistance for > 100 deg c sustained temperature) and plastered with same ease as the red bricks

[@tarunvarma8415]

But in the long term due to rain and erosion wouldn't the plastics get dissolved as microplastics into the water bodies?

[@rhino.manish]

The issue has yet to be addressed. We have not seen any erosion over 2 years in open due to rain or heat. Hence do not think this would happen. But we welcome anyone who is competent in this field to do a study.

[@devadasp5207]

Appreciate. Think of one unit at Cochin. Won't face any shortage of raw materials.. Initially these bricks can be used for construction of compound walls and small units to get confident among public. The color of brick may be made to nature color. Red or terra cotta. Small thin ready made slabs can be thought of at par with ferro cement type. It is not just business but a care to universe. A tribute to Mother earth

[@rhino.manish]

Please contact us on [e-mail] for complete details.

[@lancemillward1912]

What about offgassing of the product in a home?

[@iCeTePs]

Thats simple and genuinely good! I have one question. If you reheat the bricks, will they melt? Lets say you built a structure and by gods will it catches fire ? What will happen. I will try and make a few here in israel. Respect for the idea and the sharing of information.

[@sonamjamtsho6486]

Sir, truly a great and an exemplary project. However do you add any additives or any sort of binders while mixing the foundry sand/dust with the plastic? And can other types of sand be used to mix as well? Looking forward to your response. Would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[@rhino.manish]

We can use any sand. We have used foundry dust & sand as the purpose was to consume the waste. Using fresh sand would mean using a new resource.

[@sonamjamtsho6486]

@@rhino.manish Can you give me your email address? I would like to know more information regarding this process. Thanks.

[@rhino.manish]

You may connect on [e-mail] please

[@sarthakgoel6700]

Sir, I want to start something similar in Delhi. Do you have any cost analysis report that I can see? Being in my early 20’s, I lack funds

[@shubhamsolanki4813]

Sir it is normal extrusion machine aur some modifications are done to extrusion for the sand and plastic mixture

[@fitindia.3423]

Is it fire proof ???

[@mahi478]

Good work, but have you done toxic test of this final product as it is using on public environment???

[@rhino.manish]

We are in the process of doing so.

[@mosesdavies8302]

Making roofing tiles will give you more profit. Each of that bricks can make two pieces of roofing tiles which will give you twice the price of the brick

[@rhino.manish]

Thank you for the recommendation. Actually we already started producing a similar product - paver tiles. You can visit our website www.rhinospb.in for the same

[@mirzaabidalikhoyee4406]

Sir I am from hyderabad telengana interested 6set up this unit in hyderabad so u r contact number plz

[@mrdwimary960]

Salute our next hero !!!

[@rhino.manish]

An ordinary person, just doing my work. Thank you

[@rajmehta2272]

Sir, Excellent work and best of luck.

[@rhino.manish]

Thanks and welcome

[@YTube_tips_tricks]

Great sir, aap bahut hi behtarin kaam kar rahe han, Allah aap ko kamyab kare.

[@ananddave1434]

Very nice innovation to use waste materials for useable materials

[@Jagdishkumar-lo2kn]

Good hard work to use and reduce the plastic and dust 👍 I am also to join this training

[@kkapgm]

So are these plastic + sand bricks going to be easily biodegradable, or are we again going to jump into frying pan out of fire, asman se gir ke khajoor pe atak jaaye

[@rhino.manish]

They are recyclable, can reheat and reform them, and hence the life is as long as the life of plastic. So don't worry, we shall not fall from the sky and get stuck on the top of the khajoor ke ped.

[@mintohazrika]

Great work! This is must for every municipality in coming days! Many uses in road, pavements, parks and houses including public toilet and bus stop can be makes use of them. PPP mode or social self help can make it possible! Will like to help you a plastic professional with many years of experience

[@rhino.manish]

Thank you for your kind words. We an connect on [e-mail] and see how we can work together on the project.

[@aleeahmed5710]

@@rhino.manish sir CO² is produced by melting the plastic sir what is the solution and which machine you are using for this.

[@CB-yr4hq]

Came here from My Neighbor Charles and learnt something new too!

[@rhino.manish]

@callmenani who was interviewed on My Neighbor Charles is the creator of this video.

[@a.j.thilak3855]

Nice to know this. Superb! 👏👏👏

[@rhino.manish]

Thanks a lot

[@madhanmohanyadav6609]

Sir make parking tiles, foot steps, and it can be used on roads where they are damage.

[@rams5474]

If we inculcate the habit to children not to throw recyclable waste into the garbage we save our society from diseases and civil problems. Each house compulsarily separate food waste and recycling waste and put into separate bins. Support municipal workers offering incentives to bring in recycling waste from the garbage and that will be a great added advantage.

[@gsmplasticrecycling]

Sir, Are you supplying compression molding machine?

[@pkosanam]

How does the embodied energy compare with the regular brick.

[@prameelas9371]

what type of foundry sand /dust is possible??,is all type like green sand etc. are possible??

[@rhino.manish]

yes - we have worked with green sand, dust from green sand

[@fatimasantiago3688]

I would like to ask if those plastics and dust combine to make a bricks is there any water comes in? Since there’s a plastic in it.

[@GRAwan-ev3zm]

Aghar hum in ko building ki construction ma use karay gaay to aghar building ma fire lag jaay to kya ya melt ho ge?

[@yasirkhan1396]

Great India, great minds

[@Mister.Doodler]

Thanks a ton. I am an architect.If I have to this in a small scale to begin with to fix potholes in my area, what do you recommend instead of foundry dust …

[@mohdrehankhan6835]

Instead of foundry dust you can use fly ash and sand 30% flay ash 20% sand

[@sreenivasuluanumakonda4593]

Exellent kothari ji

[@dadianjaneyulu152]

Congratulations Your Legend's Now Sutivisen Ku Ever States This Projects Emditely Focused Requested 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@BradleyRobinson]

Good presentation well researched! I'm interested in knowing if you tested for tensile ability?

[@rajabconstructionco.9973]

Very good information helpful and great advice excellent explanation amazing valuable video thanks you God bless you sir jai hind 🇮🇳 wish you happy independence day jai hind 🇮🇳

[@Dharmikharsha33]

Whats the machine name you use for melting of plastic

[@rhino.manish]

We call it Heating Unit or Extruder

[@haseebmian9627]

It is very intresting and informative clip for me... I am working on same project( production of bricks from plastic waste material ). Kindly tell the name and perameters of machine where you heat the mixture of sand and polymer waste before compression molding.....

[@rhino.manish]

Please connect on [e-mail]

[@WaqarAli-me5xg]

Sir. If a house build of by this brick get fired, a whole house can get melt or not ?

[@rhino.manish]

It may not catch fire as imagined. But a fire rating test is pending and will update once done. We are presently not using for internal closed constructions, but for external open spaces.

[@YogeshKumar-yogiwidlove]

Itne jyada khali space h brick k andr to cement etc jyada use hoga .. or brick ki trh todne me mistri ko problem hogi.. jaise addha bnana..

[@rhino.manish]

har solution ke saath kuch limitation hote hain. brick chahiye waise design kiya ja sakta hai.

[@designerpatel6753]

But yeh bricks cement ke sath achhi bonding bana sakti hai ya nahi?

[@MuhammadAwais-bp2rv]

Do you got this answer

[@crisriddle]

I salute you and your cause

[@arrul7]

Sir can you please start one unit in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu too. I send my plastic wrappers to Pune.

[@vuruvakilikrishnakishore3655]

Is it fire resistant?

[@rhino.manish]

We are yet to determine the fire grade, but it does not catch fire - this has been tested at our factory.

[@anupkumarpandit5429]

Good are help the technology for the project.

[@shabbirpoonawala3636]

Can the mixture be used to fill potholes??

[@rhino.manish]

We have not tried, but could be possible

[@samadalmelkar7393]

Sir hats off to you. I think it can be used for making new roads also . Make some tests . Thanks.

[@ishwarbhaichaudhari7229]

sir you can make interlocking bricks to save cost for cementing...

[@sasa1982uk]

What's the fire resistance rating???

[@rhino.manish]

The fire resistance is enhanced by adding 70-80% earthy materials, which are refractory in nature. But yes, the strength can reduce under prolonged conditions if the temperature exceeds 150 deg C, and therefore we are recommending use in exterior / external solutions

[@floppydisk1225]

Kamaal ha bhai kamaal

[@veera6315]

Iam interested to join in this association

[@huzaifaiqball9563]

Sir I am a civil Engineer and i am making a project on eco friendly materials. And i found this video that is an excellent step I want to know that can this mixture of sand and plastic be melt in any other machine or furnance ?

[@kirbywaite1586]

You might want to look into the liability lawsuits that were successfully brought against "Monier" lightweight roof tiles in the late 1990s in the US. The inclusion of sawdust proved to be the perfect environment for mold and fungus to flourish. They literally grew mushrooms.

[@rhino.manish]

Thank you for your inputs, we shall be careful of the same

[@Grizzleback07]

I would research the fire retardancy of the bricks and add whatever is necessary, like boron, to make it fire proof or resistant.

[@rhino.manish]

Probably yes. But presently we have uses which are not needing fire resistance and therefore may put this on the back burner for the moment

[@thesakriyagram7668]

I believe building with such bricks with plastic ingredient also must be more efficient in heat insulation for building houses in comparison to traditional method.

[@rhino.manish]

Probably, but we should also take due cognizance of the fire resistant property considering the binding material to be plastic. We have yet to test in these conditions, maybe in future we may be able to test for the same and share. Keep track on our activity on rhinospb.in

[@raviponkshe3149]

I feel that these bricks shouldn't be used inside the house because the sand contain hazardous chemicals used while making sand for castings. These bricks are suitable for making compound Wall only.

[@rhino.manish]

Very true. That's what we recommend as well

[@shamvellkhatik1939]

We use sand in fertility of soil?

[@rhino.manish]

Please contact us on [e-mail] for the same

[@ishwarbhaichaudhari7229]

Sir, you can add little waste oil or bitumen in process so it will melt at lower temperature and will reduce power consumption of extruder..

[@taehyungatejiminsjams7660]

Sir in bricks mein agr aag lagayenge toh kya hoga?????