Colombian firm builds homes in 5 days from recycled plastic bricks, expands to Ivory Coast

A Colombian company is using recycled plastic to produce bricks for low-cost housing, enabling construction in five days and reusing six tons of plastic per home. The technology has been deployed in Ivory Coast to build over 550 classrooms, signaling scalable sustainable construction. The initiative addresses plastic waste and housing shortages, though scalability and structural durability remain unverified.

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