Landlocked Mermaid

You know how you see something once and then several times over that day you see that same thing over and over? Well, that happened to me recently. I was scrolling through Instagram and someone mentioned EcoBricks . It came up a couple more times and then my co-worker messaged me, asking about them! It was a sign from the universe, my next post was going to be about EcoBricks after doing some much needed research. EcoBrick wall. Photo from cobute 🌍 WHAT IS AN ECOBRICK?!  I think the website puts it best: An EcoBrick is a reusable building block created by packing clean and dry used plastic into a plastic bottle to a set density. Essentially, plastic bottles are stuffed with non-recyclable plastics to create a sturdy building block with almost limitless uses. Much like the water bottle houses I covered recently. EcoBrick is a global organisation which is trying to give our essentially value-less trash value. By packing it into a bottle, it has been removed fr...

Something I bang on about a lot is recycling. I do it here, I do in real life, hell I do it at work too! It may only be a small step in reducing plastic pollution, but it is an easy step everyone can take. And should take, honestly. But what happens to our household waste when it is recycled? I've seen pencils made from recycled plastics, and certain products do promote the fact they are made from recycled goods. But what else happens to them? So I went digging on the internet. I have found three cool initiatives that I wanted to share with you all. Bottle Bricks Photo from Natural Building Blog Bottle bricks are where empty (waste) plastic bottles are packed with sand or other non-recyclable plastics, rendering them a strong building resource. They are being used to build houses, schools, or even just benches! They are a versitile building block and made from an all too readily available material. A number of projects using this new style of brick are h...