Thursday 18 June 2020

Sustainable brick made from recycled sand & plastic waste

A company in India has launched the 'silica plastic block' – a sustainable building brick made with 80% recycled foundry dust and sand waste and 20% mixed plastic waste.

The SPBs were found to have 2.5 times the strength of normal red clay bricks while, to be consumed they need... 80% lesser use of natural resources.