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Most bricks are made of cement and sand. These bricks are made of melted plastic bottles and bags. And they last longer than the regular ones. Nzambi Matee is a materials engineer from Nairobi, Kenya.

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Article by Erica K. Brockmeier Photos by Evan Krape and Kathy F. Atkinson and courtesy of Head Lab June 03, 2024 UD engineers create sidewalk pavers using non-recyclable plastics, reducing natural ...

Who could possibly compare to Superman, the Man of Steel? Definitely not a man of plastic! Right? Wrong. Researchers at the University of Sharjah, UAE, have discovered that plastics, in certain shapes ...

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One of the world’s top plastic polluters is giving its garbage a second life by using it to construct much-needed infrastructure. Philippine companies like San Miguel Corp. and Aboitiz Equity Ventures ...

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One of the world’s top plastic polluters is giving its garbage a second life by using it to construct much-needed infrastructure. Philippine companies like San Miguel Corp. and Aboitiz Equity Ventures ...