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==How it's Made==
==How it's Made==
[[File:Ecoladrillo_Bottles_grass.jpg|thumb|left|250x200px| Figure 2: Ecoladrillo Bottles]]
[[File:Ecoladrillo_Bottles_grass.jpg|thumb|left|250x200px| Figure 2: Ecoladrillo Bottles]]
Plastics bottles are washed and dried, generally done as a community effort as they are used.  Each family unit in the community then stores the plastic bottles, and then begins depositing waste in the bottles.  The criteria for what goes in the bottle is general , plastic bags, aluminum foil, and Styrofoam maybe deposited, however none of the contents may be wet or dirty. The material is then occasionally compacted as the bottles are filled.  The bottle is then a component and is used a filled in a ladrillo.<ref>Llamada a la Conciencscia (2011). “Ecoladrillos: Una solución ecológica para la construcción.”. <http://llamadoalaconciencia.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/ecoladrillos-una-solucion-ecologica-para-la-construccion/> (June 7, 2011).</ref>
Plastics bottles are washed and dried, generally done as a community effort as they are used.  Each family unit in the community then stores the plastic bottles, and then begins depositing waste in the bottles.  The criteria for what goes in the bottle is general , plastic bags, aluminum foil, and Styrofoam maybe deposited, however none of the contents may be wet or dirty. The material is then occasionally compacted as the bottles are filled. Figure 2 shows what the final bottles look like before being integrated with the ladrillo.  The bottle is then a component and is used a filled in a ladrillo.<ref>Llamada a la Conciencscia (2011). “Ecoladrillos: Una solución ecológica para la construcción.”. <http://llamadoalaconciencia.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/ecoladrillos-una-solucion-ecologica-para-la-construccion/> (June 7, 2011).</ref>


==Appropriate Uses==
==Appropriate Uses==

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Context

Figure 1 Plastic bottle waste

Plastic bottles have had a severe rise in growth over the past couple decades. Over 80% of water bottles are not recycled, especially in developing countries where recycling infrastructure currently does not exist. With plastic Bottles can take up to 700 years to biodegrade, utilizing this waste could be appropriate. Ecoladrillo’s allow otherwise discarded plastic bottles and trash to be used as a raw material for building construction. Figure 1 is a picture of trash that has become common throughout many parts of the world.

How it's Made

Figure 2: Ecoladrillo Bottles

Plastics bottles are washed and dried, generally done as a community effort as they are used. Each family unit in the community then stores the plastic bottles, and then begins depositing waste in the bottles. The criteria for what goes in the bottle is general , plastic bags, aluminum foil, and Styrofoam maybe deposited, however none of the contents may be wet or dirty. The material is then occasionally compacted as the bottles are filled. Figure 2 shows what the final bottles look like before being integrated with the ladrillo. The bottle is then a component and is used a filled in a ladrillo.[2]

Appropriate Uses

Ecoladrillo is light weight and requires less raw material than other conventional forms of building. It has several advantages over conventional building it is lower weight, are very poor conductors of heat, . The construction components obtained are poor conductors of heat so provide a excellent thermal insulation than other traditional fencing similar resistance to other enclosures made with traditional building blocks. The building blocks of recycled plastics have similar water absorption to other traditional walls.[3]

The Challenges of Eco ladrillo is that although it drastically cuts the cost of raw materials, it requires a lot of man power. Bricks made out of recycled plastics have less resistance than other building materials, but enough to be used as walls of houses with independent seismic structure.[4]

Examples

Ecoladrillo has been used in several places including the Easter Islands and Chile. To construct classrooms and other small areas. However its viability has been shown on a large scale with a more evolved form using plastic bottles to construct large scale building. In Tapei, Taiwan the Ecoark was constructed in a similar way to The building used 1.5 million recylced plastic bottles to raise awareness of recycling and environmental issues. [5]

Figure 3: Ecoark

References

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  1. Deja tu Huella everde (2011). “Ecoladrillos: Una nueva forma de construir.”. <http://www.everde.cl/2011/01/ecoladrillos-una-nueva-forma-de.html?spref=bl/> (June 8, 2011).
  2. Llamada a la Conciencscia (2011). “Ecoladrillos: Una solución ecológica para la construcción.”. <http://llamadoalaconciencia.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/ecoladrillos-una-solucion-ecologica-para-la-construccion/> (June 7, 2011).
  3. Ing. Alejandro Salazar Jaramillo (2011). “TECNOLOGÍAS DESARROLLADAS Y APLICADAS”. <http://www.ecoingenieria.org/docs/Obras%20de%20Ecomateriales.pdf/> (June 7, 2011).
  4. Fundacion casa de la Paz 2010). “Ecoladrillos: Una alternativa para reutilizar residuos plásticos.”. <http://ecoladrillo-lafabulosa.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post.html/> (June 7, 2011).
  5. Tree Hugger (2011). “Massive Plastic Bottle Building unveiled in Taiwan”. <http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/massive-plastic-bottle-building-unveiled-in-taiwan.php/> (June 8, 2011).
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