Bricks made from recycled plastic offer a promising solution to the dual issues of plastic pollution and housing shortages.

Most bricks are made of cement and sand. These bricks are made of melted plastic bottles and bags. And they last longer than the regular ones. Nzambi Matee is a materials engineer from Nairobi, Kenya.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Nzambi Matee hurls a brick hard against a school footpath constructed from bricks made of recycled plastic that her factory turns out in the Kenyan capital. It makes a loud bang, ...

If you ever played with interlocking brick toys as a kid, or even as an adult, you're instantly qualified to build a house with Plaex blocks, according to the team behind a strong, recycled ...