Turn your plastic waste into a brick

I THINK this has been around for quite some time, but I only picked it up on the radio the other day. Ecobricks. They are a great way to use the waste we send to dumps. Basically, you fill a two litre plastic bottle with non-recyclable waste and turn it into a brick, which can then be used in the building of homes and even schools.

Making an ecobrick is easy:

● Collect your clean and dry household waste. We recommend only waste you cannot recycle (like dog food bags), but you can use anything non-biodegradable and dry.

● Twist your waste and insert it in a plastic two litre bottle. Compress it as tightly as you can with a stick.

● Keep doing this, until your bottle is unsquashable. If you can squeeze it by more than 10% with one hand you should add more waste. No longer squashable? It’s done. Celebrate and contribute your ecobrick to a project.

Making ecobricks is not about encouraging the production of plastic, but rather a temporary means to protect the environment while we figure out a way to cut plastic out of our lives.

For more information, see https://www.aquarium.co.za/blog/entry/how-to-make-ecobricks-reducing-waste-at-home

I would like to get all my readers to do this. My problem is I don’t have plastic two litre bottles – because sugary cool drinks are not allowed under the Mrs Mac regime.