Gjenge Makers plastic waste bricks

Building materials from shredded plastic waste

Gjenge Makers (Nairobi, Kenya) turns plastic waste into affordable building materials, shredding and pressing discarded plastic into bricks and pavers that Impacc reports as seven times stronger and 50% lighter than concrete.

What you can do

• Source pavers or bricks for community paving, school yards, or yard paths
• Organise neighbourhood plastic collection drives that feed local recycling processors
• Visit or tour the workshop where possible to learn small-scale production lines

How to participate

• Enquire about products and collection partnerships via the Gjenge Makers portfolio page

Why it matters

Plastic litter becomes public infrastructure when makerspaces pair collection with honest engineering, strength tested, weight reduced, cost accessible.

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Source: Impacc · Portfolio: Gjenge Makers.