I’ve Been Ecobricking Here’s Why You Should Too
You may be unfamiliar with the term but ecobricks are a global movement.
Ecobricks are plastic building blocks created by filling and compacting clean, dry and non-biodegradable waste into plastic bottles. This waste can come from the home or as is the case around the world from rubbish picked up in the streets, beaches or other outdoor spaces.
These bricks are used to create furniture as well as building walls and other structures. This idea has been harnessed across the world where rubbish collection and recycling is few and far between. Guatemala, South Africa and the Philippines all host schools and other buildings built entirely from ecobricks.
Ecobricking originated from disgust at the amount of rubbish piling up around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala and has now inspired people on every corner of the globe to stuff their plastic waste into bottles too.
Where I live there’s no rubbish collections or recycling to be heard of. Rubbish litters the streets and is blown around often ending up in the ocean. So I’m already acutely aware of the amount of rubbish I create and do my best to reduce it. But in the name of research for a larger project, I thought I’d give ecobricking a try.
