Interesting Engineering on MSN

100% recycled plastic blocks aim to replace concrete in flood-prone regions

ECOCCUBE uses 100% recycled waste plastic as its core material. WES-Tec Global relies on a proprietary process it calls ...
Hosted on MSN

This marble-like building material looks out of this world. It’s actually auto industry waste plastic

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The two-story-tall, flat black panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...
Phys.org

Less than 10% of global plastics manufactured from recycled materials, findings reveal

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis ...
Eco-Business

As wildfires mount, so do efforts to use less plastic

Plastic used in building construction burns hotter than traditional materials and produces toxic smoke and runoff.
EurekAlert!

Environment: Less than 10% of global plastics manufactured from recycled materials

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive analysis ...