What are ecobricks?
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Welcome to Ecobricks.org!
So what is an ecobrick exactly? Take our 45 second, five-slide introduction to ecobricks. We'll cover the basics: what ecobricks are, how you can make one, the Earthen example we're following and what you can make with ecobricks once they're ready.
A Low Tech Solution
It's pretty simple. An ecobrick is a plastic bottle densely packed with used plastic to create a reusable building block that achieves plastic sequestration. To make one, all you need is a stick and a bottle.
Definition from wikipedia/wiki/ecobricks | Go deeper: ecobricks.org/what
Plastic Sequestration?
Ecobricks follow Earth's example. Over the last few billion years, Earth has steadily captured loose carbon to concentrate and sequester it under the earth so that life could thrive. We're doing the same with our loose plastic (which in fact is made from that ancient carbon!) by packing and sequestering it into an ecobrick.
Plastic's long story: ecobricks.org/plastic
More than Eco
Ecobricks do more than just prevent plastic from polluting the biosphere. Ecobricking also keeps plastic from industrially processing-- which often creates even more problems than it solves. Best of all, ecobricks can put to use locally to build all sorts of great green things!
Why we ecobrick: ecobricks.org/why
Build Green and Great
Ecobricks are put to use in all sorts of ways by the global community. In the Philippines we build food forest play parks with them. In the UK, we build earthen round houses. In Indonesia, we make modular furniture for homes and cafes. Be sure to check out the building sections of our site for ideas.
Our page on building methods: ecobricks.org/build
Got questions?
We're here to help! The Global Ecobrick Alliance is an Earth enterprise that global plastic transition movement by maintaining the philosophical and technological of the movement. We're not at this for profit. Nor are we sponsored by any governments or corporations. We're at this for people and planet.
Learn more about us ecobricks.org/about
