In all continents, people have started building sustainable houses out of recuperated plastic bottles and the results are both surprising and amazing!This is a double win for the environment and the communities who live of their environment. The twofold positive effect comes from the fact that ...
Recycled plastic bottles have been used to make a house, but now Robert Bezeau from Canada is building a village with plastic bottles. The amazing village, called Plastic Bottle Village, is deep in the jungles of an island in Panama. There are going to b
With almost 600 tons of plastic waste being thrown away in a landfill each day in Bogotá, Colombia, Oscar Mendez knew that something had to be done. That’s when the idea of Conceptos Plásticos was born. The company uses recycled plastic to build homes for impoverished communities througho...
Entire plastic bottles are placed in a mould and a mixture of, for example, sand and cement is poured over them. Since the block is shaped in such a way that the thread (2) on the tops of the bottles remains exposed and the mould provides a notch (3), on the underside, having ...
The second day was the most interesting.Some students made rocket models with plastic(塑料的) bottles and launched them on the playground.(3) D.The most successful one flew as high as the second floor of the teaching building. (4) A.They showed us some advanced equipm...
5. I prefer drinking tea over coffee in the morning because it's less harsh on my stomach. 6. Drinking too much caffeine can lead to jitters and anxiety. 7. I always bring a reusable water bottle with me when I'm on the go to avoid buying drinks in plastic bottles. 8. Drinking ...
Using the elevated framework of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, the structure consists of two monumental slabs in a steel framework. “From floor to ceiling, double-walled transparent corrugated sheets hold over 40,000 plastic bottles,” with bottle caps attached to bottlenecks suppor...
Materials Plastics by the Numbers Plastics market reports for flexible packaging, polystyrene, HDPE bottles, microplastic detection, polymer foam, retort pouches, and tie-layer resins are featured in this slideshow. byRick Lingle Sign up for PlasticsToday newsletter ...
The goal is to make bricks out of PET plastic, which is softer than ABS plastic and can be found in things like bottles and clothing. A recycled one-liter plastic bottle could make about ten 2×4 LEGO bricks. Over the past three years, the company has tested over 250 different ways ...
A truly luxurious home is incomplete without a sophisticated and charming kitchen. The heart of any house, the kitchen is often the gathering place for family and friends, where culinary delights are created and shared. Several ideas can elevate the space to new heights when designing a sophistic...