Engineer Creates Bricks Made From Recycled Plastic and Claims They Are Up to Seven Times Stronger Than Concrete

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 05/04/2021 at 11:10

Updated on 05/04/2021 at 17:01

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Kenyan Engineer Wins 2020 Africa Young Champions of the Earth Award for Creating Bricks Made of Plastic

Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan engineer, created bricks made of plastic that are 7 times stronger than concrete. The engineer sought ways to recycle the plastic that pollutes the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

What Are Plastic Bricks Made Of?

Nzambi, being a materials engineer, created bricks made solely from plastic waste and sand. The highlight is the material’s resistance, which tends to be 7 times stronger than concrete. Furthermore, it was the engineer herself who developed the machinery used to manufacture the plastic bricks.

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Engineer Nzambi Developed a Startup

The engineer created Gjenge Makers in 2018, a startup focused entirely on reusing waste that could harm the planet. This waste comes from companies that would discard low and high-density polyethylene plastic that could not be recycled or processed. Currently, the startup has already employed over 110 people, being able to produce more than one thousand five hundred bricks per day.

Since its founding three years ago, Nzambi’s company has recycled more than 20 tons of plastic that would have been discarded by companies. According to her, the current goal is to triple the current production and offer this same solution to other countries on the African continent.

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