Kenyan Entrepreneur Nzambi Matee Converts Plastic Waste Into Bricks

via AfroTech

Since 2018, Gjenge Makers has processed various types of plastic waste like high-density polyethylene, used in shampoo and milk bottles; polypropylene, used for flip-top lids, buckets, and rope; and low-density polyethylene, used as bags for sandwiches or cereals into durable bricks that are just as good as those that are made from concrete.

The only material that she does not work with is polyethylene terephthalate or PET, which is commonly used for plastic bottles.

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