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Conceptos Plásticos

HQ 🇨🇴 Colombia · 1 project tracked

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Conceptos Plásticos: Building Homes from Plastic Waste

Waste & Recycling

🇨🇴 Colombia

A Bogotá social enterprise melts down plastic waste into Lego-like bricks that assemble into low-cost, durable classrooms and homes.

19.1kchildrenChildren given new school infrastructure
383classroomsClassrooms built from recycled plastic bricks (Côte d'Ivoire, since 2019)
3,000tonnesPlastic waste converted into bricks (Côte d'Ivoire program)
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