Game-changing earthquake-proof homes built from plastic bottles
In the serene village of Yelwa, Nigeria, stands a testament to innovative sustainable housing – the first home built entirely from recycled plastic bottles, sand, and mud. Termed the
In the serene village of Yelwa, Nigeria, stands a testament to innovative sustainable housing – the first home built entirely from recycled plastic bottles, sand, and mud. Termed the
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In Nigeria, an environmental group is building earthquake and bullet proof homes made out of discarded plastic water bottles.
A 2024 study published in the Journal of Housing and the Built Environment examined the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle bricks in Nigeria''s housing sector and found that the
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Called “bottle brick” technology, the building materials can easily withstand powerful earthquakes. Nigeria''s first home constructed from recycled plastic bottles sits in the village of Yelwa.
Each Nigerian earthquake-proof house takes around 14,000 bottles to build and have been praised for its sustainability
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According to BBC, the engineers in Nigeria are currently sourcing plastic bottles from hotels, restaurants, homes, foreign embassies, and vendors who use these to sell things like peanuts.
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