• A company is shredding, melting, and molding a secret mixture of hard-to-recycle plastics to make solid bricks and beams.
  • The building materials are cheaper and faster to assemble than most traditional ones.
  • The system has helped increase waste collectors' income and address a shortage of school buildings in Ivory Coast.  

A company is turning plastic trash into cheap, easy-to-assemble building materials. It's helping build schools in Ivory Coast and increasing pay for waste collectors.

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