Plastics into bricks

Ok these are my thoughts, surely it can be done , if it can why isnt it being implemented .

All the plastics that are recycled ( like the beach recently cleared in muddys thread in India ) all the waste stuff etc

Why cant it be made into bricks or large breezeblocks to build houses and homes and shelters around the world , surely machinary and factories could be built to do this . Immagine homes made from plastic bricks , it would work wouldnt it ?

Or is my mind thinking daft thoughts

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I am sure I have read somewhere that plastic is being turned into house bricks and they are just as strong as the real thing. Also it is being used for fake timber too such as decking. It would be like living in a giant Lego house.

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Ha ha yes, Lego have been making plastic bricks for years.
A great suggestion Susan....

It's been staring us in the face for years, I can't think why nobody has thought of it before...

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https://www.expertskiphire.co.uk/plastic-bricks

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Oh my , so im not thinking daft , its possible and can be done , so why arnt houses being built of it , a great way to use up whats clogging our oceans to help our world . Think of the homes that could be built .

Im not so daft am i

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True. All we need is a merger between Barratt and Lego and maybe get Tesla involved too.
Plastic towns, electric cars and while we're at it replace us with robots too. No need for the NHS, police, politicians. Superglue the plastic together to avoid flooding. It's a win-win situation!

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Well it seems some business DO agree with your idea Susan so well done. Here's one firm:



http://www.skar.co.uk/recycling-plas...ilding-bricks/


The bricks have good thermal insulation properties and the webpage says 4 people can knock up a "house" in a few days.

A problem seems to be though that the plastic bricks can't support the same kind of weight as ordinary stone bricks so that might restrict the house design.

Maybe you'd just go for bungalow design so no heavy stuff up above?

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One thing that did cross my mind with this idea though is what happens when a house catches fire? The smoke from burning plastic is highly toxic and would affect all neighbouring houses I guess.

I'm trying to think what plastics we have in ordinary houses.

A bit of guttering, facia boards, PVC windows and doors, wiring, plugs. Probably not that much all said.

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In this day of technology I'm sure something could be made to stop the plastics from burning realist , in my mind it seems so simple and I'm a no body so where are our scientists and builders .

If only

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P.s. in the thread about the beach clean up in India it's great to see but my mind is now asking where did the plastics go , were they re used or dumped, perhaps I need to re read it maybe it says