' Plastic Bottle Brick' Homes help provide affordable homes for Nigerians

Adversity births all things creative and so is using plastic bottles to make houses.

The Developmental Association for Renewable Energies (DARE) in Yelwa community of Kaduna state, Nigeria has found a creative way to address issues of homelessness and environmental pollution.

HOW: By teaching people in the community a simple, affordable and eco-friendly way to build houses out of plastic bottles.

The bottles for these houses are being sourced from hotels, restaurants, homes and across the country.

When collected, each plastic bottle is filled with sand, held in a position and linked together with a string and a mixture of clay, mud and cement.

Yahaya Ahmed, the Chairman of DARE confirms that these bottle houses are a lot more economical and durable compared to the conventional brick.

According to the Managing Director of Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Lagos alone generates over 13,000 metric tonnes of waste daily. With innovative ideas such as the 'bottle brick' homes, plastic bottles will be put to better use, as major components for building houses.

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Pictures courtesy: Seun Sanni and Google

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