Engineer turns plastic into bricks that are reportedly stronger than concrete

Re:Engineer turns plastic into bricks that are reportedly st... by ProtoMathics on Thursday May 19, 2022 @07:15PM (#31441420)

Problem is, plastic can be "dissolved" and then recycled, so why lock precious commodity as plastic in bricks for decades ?

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Re:Engineer turns plastic into bricks that are reportedly st... by advisedwang on Thursday May 19, 2022 @07:43PM (#31441662)

That's only economical for a small fraction of plastics, we are sending a huge amount to landfill right now. The bar for turning into brick could well be smaller, in which case it could be done with plastic which would otherwise go to landfill.

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Re:Engineer turns plastic into bricks that are reportedly st... by blangk on Thursday May 19, 2022 @07:42PM (#31441652)

I'm not sure what your argument is here - they are recycling waste plastic to have commodity value as a building material already

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