Turning plastic waste into building bricks

For her Master’s project in civil engineering, Selina Heiniger took on a challenge that’s aligned with her desire to help preserve the environment. She’s developing a new building material that’s made from plastic waste, concrete and terracotta.
She therefore worked on developing bricks made of recovered plastic - polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) - along with crushed terracotta brick and recycled concrete. Her bricks are designed to interlock so that no mortar is required. Initial tests are encouraging, but the invention is in the prototype stage so there are still some issues to be resolved. Heiniger’s work nevertheless stands to deliver significant benefits in shrinking the construction industry’s carbon footprint.
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[@yanicdarus-du5fu]

Belle initiative courage à toi

[@jfbessire1969]

J'aime bien votre approche... 👌🏼

[@aronmusete2905]

Savez vous comment elle a réussi à déterminer la forme idéal de la brique de telle sorte qu'elle puisse résister à une charge importante ?

[@Ddnsicua]

Belle avancée. Courage

[@marioeloreguercio7576]

Ciao. Sto brevettando un nuovo mattone di plastica. Vogliamo parlarne in privato ?

[@sitrakaforler8696]

Vivement le futur!!! (car ouais va falloir quelques ingés d'industrialisation du produit là, en tout cas bravo!!!!!)

[@rodibremo]

Vous ajoutez du PVC. Donc, vos briques ne sont pas recyclables, oui? Intéressant. Plus, la mise en place de vos briques semble ardu: moins facile que les briques classiques avec du ciment.

[@sebastienhaton-lalanguetap1365]

Vive les petites maisons en briques peu rigides !

[@winna4016]

Génial ! 🤩

[@ErnestKifack]

Wouah

[@fatimapiokoe6208]

🤔🤔😳😳😳🙂🙂🤩🤩