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Aug 29, 20221 min read

South African Sisters turning plastic waste into bricks

The sisters, from Sasolburg in the Free State, cofounded Ramtsilo Manufacturing and Construction, South Africa’s first plastic bricks...

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Feb 3, 20223 min read

New lightweight material is stronger than steel

Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as...

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Jan 24, 20222 min read

American Startup Produces Blocks out of Difficult-to-Recycle Plastics

Plastic pollution is a major problem in the world. Single-use non-recyclable plastic products surround every area of our lives and cause...

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Dec 14, 20212 min read

Solar-powered geysers made from recycled plastic to power informal households

Cape Town - The Lulalab Foundation and the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ), with support from the City, aims to transform informal...

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Jul 8, 20216 min read

West Rand nursery school gets an ecobrick classroom

Ecobricks are a sustainable building material and an innovative way to store tonnes of our non-recyclable plastic. However, it is not a...

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