Ecobricks are your simple solution for plastic.
An Ecobrick is a plastic bottle packed tight with used, clean and dry plastic to create a building block that can be used over and over again. Ecobricks can also be packed with other non-biological ‘waste’ that, un-contained, are toxic to the environment (i.e. styrofoam, wires, small batteries, etc.). Ecobricks are used to make modular furniture, garden spaces, walls and even full scale buildings. Ecobricks are a collaboration powered technology that provides a zero-cost solution for individuals, households, schools and communities. Ecobricks are an exciting way that we can take action today to stop pollution and start envisioning a healthier way of living with the cycles of life.
Ecobricks are a stepping stone out of the old paradigm of ‘waste’ and ‘trash’. Ecobricking gives value to what was once value-less. Ecobricks are designed to leverage the longevity and durability of plastic, to create an indefinitely reusable, cradle to cradle, building block. They are made by cleaning, drying, then packing plastic into a PET drinking bottle. This enables plastic to be kept out of the environment, and out of the ineffective industrial recycling system. Once packed solid (with a minimum density of 0.3g/ml) ecobricks can be used to build green spaces for our community, furniture for our homes, and many other practical applications.
This site and our Ecobrick Guides have been crafted to help you get started ecobricking, to assist the training others to ecobrick, and to establish best practices for the making and application of ecobricks. Our goal is to empower you and your community with the know-how to make ecobricks and build with them. Our GEA resources are the result of years of research, experimentation and trial and error around the world through the Global Ecobrick Alliance.
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Why Ecobrick?
Ecobricks keep plastic and C02 out of the biosphere. Ecobricks raise plastic and ecological consciousness. And more! You'll be amazed at the power of this low-technology. See the full list.
Plastic is Poison
Through sun and water exposure, plastic breaks down into environmental toxins. We need to be careful!
Cradle to Cradle
Ecobricks are a deep solution to plastic. Ecobricks and all the applications on this site are a fundamentally 'Cradle-to-Cradle'.
