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Inspirational Story of the Week: June 15, 2021

Nigerian Houses Being Built From Plastic Bottles - 12x Stronger Thank Brick And Earthquake Strong

Reprinted from Good News Network website...

There are houses in Nigeria being built with a lattice-work of discarded plastic bottles filled with sand, offering lower prices and greener construction methods to rural villages.

Along with being able to withstand both earthquakes and bullets, the raw materials are essentially free, and their harvesting provides a much needed relief from piled-up rubbish along roadsides.

Discarded plastic bottles can be found in almost any square mile on Earth, and in Nigeria, one of the most populated African countries, there are enough to create sustainable construction businesses.

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