Some Nigerians are building earthquake-proof homes from plastic bottles, turning trash into a sustainable and affordable housing material. The homes are made by filling plastic bottles with sand and stacking them like bricks, bound by mud and string. The homes are 20 times stronger than regular bricks, bulletproof, and insulated from the heat.

#PlasticBottles #EarthquakeProof #SustainableHousing

https://scoop.upworthy.com/nigerians-is-building-earthquake-proof-homes-from-plastic-bottles-576290-576290-576290-576290

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 @4c14258e @2a70c54d I’m trying to figure out how dried mud as mortar could possibly be earthquake proof. 

 @4c14258e Not to mention beautiful! In the American Southwest, we used to (still do?) build w/ adobe. the look is very similar.