Recycled Chandeliers?

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Let's find a way to make recycled chandeliers...
Bicycle parts? Light aluminum painted cans?
We could make bed drapes and curtain headers.
Have a contest in the schools for the best cut aluminum figures,
birds, animals, flowers, and buy them... another cottage industry.

A beautiful chandelier from the Catholic Church in Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

More photos on my flickr account:  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/catherinetodd/sets/72157629523320602/

Garden Sprinkler from plastic bottle

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Garden Sprinkler from plastic bottle - great idea!

Wired meets the woman behind Sugru

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By Charlie Burton

06 May 2010

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Broken bike seat? Cracked cups? Don’t bin them -- Jane ní Dhulchaointigh wants you to hack them better, and she’s invented a product to help.
Sugru is a Play-Doh-like substance with waterproof, adhesive and heat-resistant qualities, and it sets at room temperature. Launched last December, all 3,000 packets rapidly sold out -- so now production is at ten times that scale. Ní Dhulchaointigh, 31, had the idea while she was at the Royal College of Art in 2003.
“I was making things with silicone sealants and sawdust, and started using the leftovers around the house,” she says at her east London base. “I modified a knife handle to make it more comfortable. My boyfriend said, 'Imagine if everyone could do that -- like with stiff jam-jar lids.' It was a great idea.” But it took seven years, two experts and the materials department at Queen Mary, University of London, to create a silicone that would be sticky but would also set rock hard without heating.

The result is a substance officially called Formerol. Each pack includes hack suggestions, though ní Dhulchaointigh has seen some original uses: "Someone sculpted a pair of hands coming out of their bathroom sink to hold the soap." This enthusiasm, she says, is down to the growth of user-generated content online. "If digital stuff can be manipulated then people are going to expect it from physical products as well."

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Sugru is a new material for "hacking things better".
This do-all putty was developed by an RCA student who wanted to improve her possessions instead of buying new ones. From leaky trainers to hard-on-the-hands tin openers, there's little that it can’t "repair with gusto", according to the site. But how does it work? Well, it’s a flexible substance that turns into tough, flexible silicone when left overnight. It’s also heat resistant, self-adhesive and dishwasher proof.
See sugru.com and the video below for inspiration.

Happy hacking.

YouTube: meet sugru

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeJsH5WL9IE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE3jkwMzrrY&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Getting started with SUGRU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzS3DkQdG3Y&feature=related

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Bottle Water Light with Tubing and Reflector down the Wall

Received from Roger Stringham, FirstGate in Hawaii:

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From: Roger Stringham
Date: Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Bottled Water & Bleach Creates Free Light (Video)
To: Catherine Todd


Katie,

I think you should experiment, The bigger the bottle and hole the more light you gather. Funnel it down and attach some transparent plastic tubing so it will reach down to the floor. If you are not using the tubing for close work, hang it on the wall with a reflector.

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Roger, what a GREAT IDEA to use tubing and a reflector! How did you think of this?

I take it that you are running the same water & bleach solution in the tube? How do you cap off the tube?

I'm going to try this right away when I get back to Guatemala. Know just the spot to test it.

Keep those ideas coming! Katie (Catherine Todd)

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A Liter of Light: Solar Bottle Bulbs - INSTRUCTIONS

http://www.crazyengineers.com/solar-bottle-bulbs-provision-for-lighting-in-summer-206/

Solar Bottle Bulbs – Provision For Lighting In Summer
Posted by Shubhankar Deshkar on May 2, 2011

The Scorching heat of the summer is rising now and so is the demand for electricity. As we all know that many rural as well as the urban areas suffer Load-shedding or Power cuts to comply with the available limited generation of electrical energy. Thus the situations worsen especially in the rural areas which suffer a load shedding of more than 10 hours a day. One of the main utilization of the electrical energy is for the purpose of lighting. Without light, no work can be done.

Thus to put an end to the lighting problem, an expert team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has invented the Solar Bottle bulbs. This bulb also facilitates the poor people who cannot afford to buy a legal electricity connection and need light for the mundane household chores. “Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light)” is the name of the project and it will help improving the conditions in developing communities like Philippines. It is basically a plastic soda bottle containing a mixture of purified water and chlorine. Chlorine is mixed in the water to increase the life span of the water making it last for 5 years approximately. Distilled water is used in the process to avoid the refraction phenomenon.

Some readily available chemicals are also mixed in the solution and kept in the sunlight to harness the solar energy and then use it at nights when required.

Following materials are used to make a solar bottle bulb:

1.5 liter soda bottle, purified water, chlorine and a rubber sealant, roof sheet material, camera film dispenser*

This is how you can make a solar bottle bulb:

Fill the 1.5 liter bottle with distilled water and add 3 tablespoons of liquid bleach. After this seal the cap tightly.
Make a hole in the 1’X 1’ roof sheet material equal to the circumference of the bottle. Now, insert the bottom part of the bottle and keep it exposed to the sun.

Make a hole in the roof of the house (equal to bottle diameter) to fix this bulb.

Seal the roof with the sealant to avoid water from entering the house via the gaps. The water inside the bottle will refract and scatter the light inside the house causing illumination.

This bulb is capable of producing energy equivalent to a 55 Watt electric bulb. If this source of light is used on a 24 hour basis there will be a 40% saving in the monthly electricity expenses. With the efforts of the Manila city Government, 120 houses were lit up using the “Solar bottle bulbs” in Tondo in the month of April.

It is really a revolutionary effort from the experts of MIT to reach out and benefit even the lowest Strata of the society.

Source: CoolBuster

* Note: I think the camera film dispenser is to keep the bottle cap from degrading in the sun. Where do we get those film dispensers or another item like it now that everyone uses digital cameras? I also saw a video where they simply coated the cap with the same gray caulk they were using around the cut piece of tin roofing material. Purified water and chlorine is to keep moss and algae from growing in the bottle from the water. The bottle lights are estimated to last about five years, and give off up to 55 watts of free energy.

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More info and to donate: http://isanglitrongliwanag.org/

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Also note in this article, salt is added to the solution:

'Bottle bulbs' to provide light to poor
By LEONARD D. POSTRADO
April 14, 2011, 6:34pm
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/314093/bottle-bulb

http://www.mb.com.ph/node/314093/bottle-bulb

"Under the system, each home will be installed with a solar bulb made from a two-liter plastic bottle filled with a solution of water, salt and chlorine that gather and amplify sunlight.

The bottle will act as lens and provide a tremendous amount of interior light equivalent to 55 watts during daytime, so that there is no more need to use electricity."

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A Boat Made of Trash ~ Plastiki

http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2011/05/harrowing-ocean-crossing-of-a-boat-made-of-trash-as-chronicled-in-plastiki.php?page=2

From TreeHugger.com:

The Harrowing Ocean Crossing of a Boat Made of Trash, as Chronicled in Plastiki

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The boat—a 60-foot catamaran—was designed and built by British environmentalist David de Rothschild.

Recycled PET bottles offered a strong, buoyant, material for the hull. The mast was constructed from a recycled aluminum irrigation pipe. Even the sail—woven from recycled PET—was an example of repurposed trash.

The concept seemed sound, but as the six-person crew boarded the ship in San Fransisco on March 20, 2010, Plastiki remained relatively untested. ...more


And much, much more, with photos and video: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/plastiki_launch.php

Plastiki from Glenn McElhose on Vimeo.

We've been following the progress of the Plastiki for over a year now. In case you've forgotten, it's the pet project of eco-adventurer David de Rothschild and it's a huge boat made from recycled plastic bottles. The vessel has been under construction and late last week, the crew finally unveiled it in the San Francisco Bay. This is the start point for what will be an 11,000 mile trek to Sydney, highlighting the problem of plastic as both a pollutant and design issue.

Made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, the recycled srPET is a strong, bouyant material. The mast is made from reclaimed aluminum irrigation pipe and the sail is hand-made from reycled PET as well. To top it off, the secondary bonding is reinforced using a newly developed organic glue made from cashew nuts and sugar cane. It's a very green boat, and its credentials don't stop with the construction.

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The Plastiki is also an off-grid vessel, relying primarily on renewable energy systems including from solar panels, wind and trailing propeller turbines, and bicycle generators, and utilizing a urine-to-water recovery and rain water catchment system for fresh water sources. Finally, it comes complete with a hydroponic rotating cylinder garden.

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Right now, the crew is working on final preparations for their sail across the Pacific ocean. The trip will highlight not only all the plastic in our oceans, but also that waste - especially plastic waste - is a fundamental design flaw and we have to rethink waste as a resource.

Here's de Rothschild talking to TreeHugger's Graham Hill about how the ship is made.

Plastiki from Glenn McElhose on Vimeo.

You can buy a flat-pack kit to build a model of the plastic bottle boat!

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/plastiki-toy-model.php

When I saw this tweet from @Plastiki this afternoon, "We've released the Plastiki toy [so proud!] and @joshspear has put it front page", I thought surely they haven't built a miniature version of the complex boat famously built out of recycled plastic bottles! How the heck have they done that? As we wait for David De Rothschild and his crew to embark on their high seas adventure to the Gyre, otherwise known as the Pacific Garbage Patch, they have created something to keep us from twiddling our thumbs...

Plastiki-toy-kit.jpg

Flat packed Kit
Calling all kids, model making enthusiasts, and those jealous of David's imminent adventure! The Plastiki toy comes in a suitably sustainable form, not lots of tiny little bits of plastic, but rather a flat packed cardboard kit that you can assemble yourselves to put pride of place on your mantle piece, on your bookshelf or anywhere that takes your fancy, but probably not in your bath, as Josh Spear suggested!

FSC Approved
The Plastiki team tell us that their new toy is "manufactured and designed by Jamily in Manchester UK. The model is made from FSC approved card and printed locally using sustainable vegetable inks. Every stage of the manufacturing process was designed to produce minimal waste and efficient use of energy."

50% Profits to Sculpt The Future Foundation
You can buy one from the online Plastiki shop. It's being sold at the rather hefty price of £18.00, but we love the fact that 50% of profits will be donated to the Sculpt The Future Foundation which promotes "positive environmental change towards global sustainability by supporting creative, innovative and sustainable action."

Plastiki

More on Plastiki Expedition
David de Rothschild Sets Sail on Plastic Ship
David de Rothschild Shows Graham Hill Ways to Turn Plastic From ...
Sailing For Cause: Marine 'Odd-Ventures'
David de Rothschild and The Real Cost of Living (Video)
The TH Interview: David de Rothschild - Part 1
The TH Interview: David de Rothschild - Part 2

more: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/plastiki-toy-model.php

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Buddhist Temple Made of Beer Bottles

http://www.gamil.com/2009/02/19/buddhist-temple-made-of-beer-bottles/

I want to do this: build with green glass bottles (Heineken, anyone?). It's beautiful... I'd like to see the entire wall made of green glass with ceilings with clear glass. See attached photo and link. http://www.gamil.com/2009/02/19/buddhist-temple-made-of-beer-bottles/. CT

= Quiero hacer esto: construir con botellas de vidrio verde (Heineken, ¿alguien?). Es hermoso ... Me gustaría ver a toda la pared de cristal verde con techos de vidrio claro. Ver foto adjunta y enlace.

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Pictured: The Buddhist temple built using 1.5 million recycled beer bottles

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Built using more than a million beer bottles, this incredible temple in the north-east of Thailand is a novel way to recycle any empties.

The resident Buddhist monks at the Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew complex encourage local authorities to deposit any used bottles at the temple which they then use to build new structures.

Having already built the a temple and even shelters, the monks who live in the town of Khun Han really have got into the spirit of recycling.
Enlarge The Temple of a Million Bottles

Glass houses: There are 20 buildings made of bottles in the complex

Sometimes known as Wat Lan Kuad, or Temple Of A Million Bottles, the temple uses the discarded bottles to construct everything from the crematorium to the toilets.

Altogether there are about 1.5million recycled bottles in the temple, and the monks at there are intending to recycling even more.

'The more bottles we get, the more buildings we make,' says Abbot San Kataboonyo.
Enlarge A monk stands outside the Temple Of A Million Bottles

A monk stands outside the Temple Of A Million Bottles which was built from used bottles donated by the local community

Recycling doesn't stop at building the temple's buildings - mosaics around the temple, predominantly of Buddha, are made out of bottle caps.

Besides being ego-friendly, the disused bottles don't fade, provide good lighting and are easy to clean.

'The monks at Wat Lan Kuad started collecting the bottles they needed to build their temple complex in 1984,' said one tourist at the site.
Enlarge The visitors' toilets made out of bottles

Room with an interior view: The visitors' toilets are a unique spectacle

'They kept this up until they had nearly one million recycled bottles ready to construct their pagodas and temple.

'Even though drinking is a sin in Buddhism, this still seems like a positive use of beer and lager bottles.'

Representing the cleansing of the human mind, the beer-bottle-temple is now on an approved list of eco-friendly sightseeing tours in South-East Asia.

Bottle caps were used to make this decoration inside the temple

Explore more: Places: Thailand


More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1148758/Pictured-The-Buddhist-temple-built-using-1-5million-recycled-beer-bottles.html#ixzz1EvXWsEW3

Use a 2-Liter Bottle as a Light Bulb - RATED AT 50 WATTS

Use a 2-Liter Bottle as a 50 Watt Light Bulb lightbulb hack
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This is an awesome simple idea. Im wondering if the bottle were extended into a tube and bent if it would behave as a cheap simple fiber optic line. Im also wondering how long the bottle will hold up in the sun as plastic likes to degrade. There is possibly lots of room for improvement on this great idea.

Seth,
These should not continue to glow after the sun goes down. However, your question brings up a great idea. You could add some phospho Luminescence or other glow in the dark chemicals to the water to get it to stay lit when the sun goes down. Great idea!
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This is an awesome simple idea. Im wondering if the bottle were extended into a tube and bent if it would behave as a cheap simple fiber optic line. Im also wondering how long the bottle will hold up in the sun as plastic likes to degrade. There is possibly lots of room for improvement on this great idea.

Seth,
These should not continue to glow after the sun goes down. However, your question brings up a great idea. You could add some phospho Luminescence or other glow in the dark chemicals to the water to get it to stay lit when the sun goes down. Great idea!

more: http://www.energeticforum.com/renewable-energy/4054-2-liter-bottle-50-watt-light-bulb-hack.html

Make Your Own Plastic Bottle Greenhouse

Make Your Own Plastic Bottle Greenhouse
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So why on earth would you want to make your own greenhouse out of plastic bottles?

Well, we all know that the British weather can be less than reliable. So for green-fingered Brits, a greenhouse tends to be a vital piece of kit if you want your growing endeavours to prove successful. And although the price of a greenhouse has become more affordable in recent years, they can still be expensive to maintain. A night of strong winds can cause havoc, and even replacing the cheapest horticultural glass isn't particularly economical.

There's also the issue of the environmental cost of manufacturing and producing a greenhouse kit. Although it is possible to buy greenhouses second hand, or acquire them through schemes such as Freecycle, they tend to be a bit like gold dust and are quickly snatched up.

So the perfect frugal solution is making your own plastic bottle greenhouse. The majority of the structure is, as you might expect, made from recycled plastic bottles. Because you will need a lot of plastic bottles, it's a perfect school, youth club or community project.

Children can be involved in the collection of bottles, and will then be able to see their materials put into 'action' to create something entirely new. Being involved in the process at all levels can encourage children to think creatively about new uses for otherwise disposable materials.

Making Your Own Plastic Bottle Greenhouse

First Step - Collecting Materials

What You'll Need:

* Around 1500 plastic bottles. These should be as uniform in size as possible. 2 litre sized bottles are ideal.
* Soapy Warm Water
* Scissors

Once you've collected all the bottles, they'll need washing in warm soapy water to remove the labels (vital for letting as much light into the greenhouse as possible). All the bottles will then cutting into shape so that they can stack together. This means cutting off all bottle ends - hard work but vital! If children are participating, make sure that they are careful of any sharp edges.

It may take a while to collect enough bottles to make the greenhouse. During this time, it might be an idea to prepare the greenhouse base. This can be done by levelling out the ground on the site of the greenhouse, and putting down a layer of builder's sand and paving slabs. Alternatively a weed-suppressing membrane covered with shingle or gravel could also be used.

Next Step - Making the Frame

What You'll Need:

Corners

* 4 timber 4" x 4" 8ft (approx. 210cm) Corner Posts
* Post Fix Cement
* Screws

In each corner of the greenhouse base, you'll need to erect a corner post. These should be secured in place with appropriate post fix cement.

Sides

* 4 timber 2" x 2" 8ft lengths
* 4 timber 2" x 2" 6ft lengths
* Screws

Using the 2"x2" timber, create two side panels. Ideally these should have mitred corners, to maximise on strength and durability. Do not erect these frames yet.

Back Frame

* 4 timber 2" x2" 6ft lengths
* Screws

The back frame is simply the 4 lengths of 6ft 2"x2" timber screwed together with mitred corners.

Front Panel and Door

* 4 timber 2" x 2" 6ft lengths
* 6 timber 2" x 2" 6ft lengths
* Brass Hinges
* Screws

Initially the front panel will need to be constructed in the same manner as the back panel. However, in addition to this, the door will need to be constructed to hang off this frame, so will need to be constructed to fit just inside the front panel frame, taking up roughly half of the width of the front panel.

Roof

* Roof Sides 4 timber: 2"x2" 8ft lengths and 4 timber 2"x2" 5ft lengths
* Roof Central Roof Beam: 1 timber 2"x2" 8ft length
* Roof Top Gables: 4 timber 2"x2" 5ft lengths and 2 timber 2"x2" 6ft lengths
* Roof Supporting Beam for Gables: 2 timber 2"x2" 4ft lengths
* Screws

Again, using mitred edges, these lengths need to be screwed together to make the greenhouse roof. The slope of the roof can be altered, but the lengths listed above will need to be altered accordingly.

Replacing the Greenhouse Glass
What You'll Need:

* Approx. 140-150 6ft bamboo garden canes
* Approx. 300-400 Fence Staples

The plastic bottles will replace the need for greenhouse glass. To make the clear panels, you'll need to take a bamboo cane and slide a bottle end the 'wrong' way down the cane. This will act as a stopper for the other bottles. Obviously make sure that all bottle tops have been removed at this point. You can then slide and stack the bottles onto each bamboo cane. The final bottle on the end of the cane should again be placed the opposite way to the others, creating another stopper.

Make sure that enough bamboo cane has been left at either end, as these are then fixed to the greenhouse frames with fence staples. Make sure that before you start stapling, all the bamboo canes are lined up and jiggled about so that there are no large gaps in between the bottles.

Once the bottles have been fixed to the side, back, front, door frames and gable frames, these can then be erected and fixed to the corner posts. Once the gables are in place you may find that you need an additional central timber support in each gable. The last component to be added should be the door - it may not be a perfect fit, but as long as there are no gaping holes, it will do! After all, a greenhouse needs plenty of ventilation!

Recycled plastic bottle sheds

Photos on website:
http://www.shedworking.co.uk/2008/10/recycled-plastic-bottle-sheds.html


Thursday, October 09, 2008
Recycled plastic bottle sheds

If you're really keen to go down the green shed route, here's an ambitious project for you - build it out of recycled plastic bottles. Above is an example belonging to Crafty People's Sister C at the historic St Anns Allotments. Built around a timber frame, the bottles were collected from friends and family before being cut to size (there's a good explanation of how that's done on her site). Alternatively, try doing one without any timber at all like Jane Burt's installation below. Her ‘Green Green House’ was made with more than 1,000 recycled plastic bottles collected from friends and the local recycling centre. The roof is self-supporting and the bottle bases were sewn together to make a stained glass window over the front door plus bead curtain for the entrance. Here's what she says:

"The green house has a wonderful fluidity and luminosity whilst creating a harmonious link to its natural surroundings. In this climate of enhanced conservational awareness, it is exciting to bring a practical element to recycled materials whether it be inspirational, educational or regenerative. I trust I have demonstrated that trash can be transformed into a beautiful building that sparkles and shimmers in the sun while conserving heat and rainwater."

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3 comments:

bituin said...

hmmm interesting! nice job there. never thought of plastic bottle as a building material. now i can add that to my list on how to re-use plastic bottles. thanks.
11:11 PM
Anonymous said...

By cutting and splitting then holding flat and heating to modest temperatutes (boiling water) flat sheets can be fabricated from soda bottles!
5:30 PM
Rosie said...

wow! it's so great! recycling those bottles, even in your own little way, helps save the environment.

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En Marzo del 2001 se estableció la empresa ECO-TEC Soluciones Ambientales en Honduras, Centroamérica, con la finalidad de prestar asesorías en materia ambiental en manejo y aprovechamiento de residuos sólidos. In March 2001 the company was established ECO-TEC Environmental Solutions in Honduras, Central America, with the purpose of providing advice on environmental management and utilization of solid waste.

Nació como una respuesta a la necesidad de Andreas Froese de dar respuesta innovadora y dinámica a la problemática de la “basura”, ECO-TEC inventó esta técnica única que permite evitar al máximo el cemento y bajar los costos de la construcción hasta en un 40% de los costos tradicionales. He was born as a response to the need to respond Andreas Froese innovative and dynamic to the problem of "garbage," ECO-TEC invented this unique technique which avoids the most of the cement and reduce construction costs by up to 40 % of traditional costs.

Las actividades de Eco-Tec Soluciones Ambientales, están orientadas principalmente a la asesoría y capacitación en: The activities of Eco-Tec Environmental Solutions, are targeted mainly at the advice and training in:

* Bioconstrucción y Ecodiseño Bioconstruction and Ecodesign
* Compostaje Composting
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Manejo y Aprovechamiento Innovador de Residuos Domiciliarios Locales (en barrios) Innovative Management and Waste Utilization Residential Premises (in quarters)

Nuestras consultorías desarrollan conciencia ambiental logrando una mirada positiva hacia la “basura”. Our consultants develop environmental awareness achieving a positive view towards the "trash."
El eje central de nuestro trabajo es la Bioconstrucción y Ecodiseño donde la basura es la materia prima para construir casas, muros y tanques de reserva de Agua, ect. The focus of our work is the Green Building and Eco-design where waste is the raw material for building houses, walls and water reserve tanks, ect.

En la Bioconstrucción se utiliza la técnica ECOTEC que consiste en usar la botella plástica desechable de PET para reemplazar al ladrillo. The technique is used Bioconstruction ECOTEC is to use disposable PET plastic bottle to replace the brick. También se incorporan otros materiales como escombros y tierra. Also incorporate other materials such as rubble and soil.

A través de la construcción con “basura” se genera la conciencia ambiental necesaria para clasificar en la fuente, reutilizar y reciclar. Through the construction of "junk" is generated environmental awareness necessary for sorting at source, reuse and recycle.

En los últimos 7 años ECO-TEC ha desarrollado diversos proyectos con una visión integral, donde se atiende simultáneamente medio ambiente y desarrollo social. In the last seven years ECO-TEC has developed several projects with a holistic view, where there is both environmental and social development.
Se han construido más de 50 obras y trabajado con muchas comunidades en diferentes países como: Honduras, Bolivia y Colombia, con el sistema de autoconstrucción y la metodología de Aprender Haciendo. They have built more than 50 books and worked with many communities in different countries such as Honduras, Bolivia and Colombia, with the self-system and methodology of learning by doing.

Diferentes organismos nacionales e internacionales han sido parte de la realización de estos proyectos; Banco Mundial, Trocaire, Club Rotari International, Apso, entre otros. Different national and international agencies have been part of the realization of these projects, World Bank, Trocaire, Rotary Club International, Apso, among others.

Además desarrollamos proyectos exitosos ya gran escala de transformación de material orgánico de origen doméstico y animal, por medio de compostaje y lombricompost. We also develop successful projects and large scale processing of organic material of animal origin and domestic, through composting and vermicompost.

Otra propuesta innovadora es el “Barrio Verde”, la que tiene como fin que los habitantes de los barrios, con el apoyo de los recicladores manejen y aprovechen sus desechos domésticos de manera local. Another innovative proposal is the "Green Quarter", which is aimed at the inhabitants of the districts, with the support of recyclers manage and exploit their domestic waste locally.

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Contact: Call the following numbers: 314 651 4939 - 316 868 7573
E-mail: andreasfroese@eco-tecnologia.com - andreasfroese@yahoo.com E-mail: andreasfroese@eco-tecnologia.com - andreasfroese@yahoo.com


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Workshops & Training

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Capacitaciones Training



* Taller de introducción a la técnica ECOTEC | 2010-08-09 Workshop technical introduction to the Ecotec | 08/09/2010

Descripción: Bio-construcción de vivienda con botellas PET y escombros. Dictado por ANDREAS FROESE Inventor del sistema ECOTEC Description: homebuilding Bio-PET bottles and debris. Conducted by Andreas Froese ECOTEC System Inventor

Contacto: (0521) 811-783 4967 Américo Montoya (0521) 811-032 4775 Francisco Garza + Info: ecotec.mx@gmail.com Contact: (0521) 811-783 4967 Americo Montoya (0521) 811-032 4775 Francisco Garza + Info: ecotec.mx @ gmail.com

* TALLER DE BIOCONTRUCCION MÉXICO | 2010-05-09 WORKSHOP BIOCONTRUCCION MEXICO | 05/09/2010

Descripción: 22 Y 23 DE MAYO, SALINAS, VICTORIA,NL Description: 22 AND 23 MAY, SALINAS VICTORIA, NL

Contacto: FRANCISCO GARZA 8110324775 Contact: 8110324775 FRANCISCO GARZA
AMERICO MONTOYA 8117834967 MONTOYA AMERICO 8117834967

* CURSO DE ACABADOS EN TIERRA Y TECHOS VERDES | 2010-04-29 FINISH COURSE IN EARTH AND GREEN ROOFS | 29/04/2010

Descripción: GERNOT MINKE, MAESTRO DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EN TIERRA EN EL MUNDO. Arquitecto, fue catedrático de la Universidad de Kassel, dirigió el Instituto de Investigación de Construcciones Experimentales. Description: Gernot Minke, MASTER OF THE BUILDING ON LAND IN THE WORLD. Architect, was a professor at the University of Kassel, director of the Institute of Experimental Research Building. Desde 1974 se han llevado a cabo más de 30 proyectos de investigación y desarrollo en el campo de construcciones ecológicas, viviendas de bajo costo y especialmente en el campo de las construcciones en tierra. http://gernotminke.de/galerie/galerie.html Since 1974 he has conducted more than 30 research and development projects in the field of green building affordable housing, especially in the field of earth construction. Http://gernotminke.de/galerie/galerie.html

Contacto: www.organizmo.org Contact: www.organizmo.org

* CONFERENCE: TRANSFORMATION OF WASTE | 2010-02-22 CONFERENCE: TRANSFORMATION OF WASTE | 02/22/2010

Descripción: Environmental Solutions Kampala, Uganda Conference Construction with Plastic PET Bottles and Rubble Ecological, Social, and Economic Benefits for All. Description: Environmental Solutions Kampala, Uganda Conference Construction with PET Bottles and Plastic Rubble Ecological, Social, and Economic Benefits for All.

Contacto: Butako Ola Village www.buvad.org Contact: Ola Butako www.buvad.org Village

Plastic Bottle Water Tank

Reserve Water Tank, Cali, Columbia 2008

Eco-Tec, www.eco-tecnologia.com

They have workshops which I want to be a part of.

8,000 plastic bottle House by Eco-Tec

This house is made of 8,000 plastic bottles and is one of many bottle homes built by Honduras-based Eco-Tec. The bottles are filled with mud and bound together with a cement mixture, offering cheap, long lasting construction.

http://www.ecofriendlyhouses.net/index.php?page=plastic-bottle-house

Ecotec in Haiti

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27891288/Ecotec-Haiti-English

A mud filled plastic bottle becomes a brick / Una botella de plástico llena de barro se convierte en un ladrillo

I think we could try this at Lake Atitlan, after Hurricane Agatha in June: A mud filled plastic bottle becomes a brick. Recycled at the same time. I want to start on one of my building lots in Panajachel. CT

= Creo que podría intentar esto en el Lago de Atitlán, después del huracán Agatha en junio: Una botella de plástico llena de barro se convierte en un ladrillo. Reciclado, al mismo tiempo. Quiero comenzar en uno de mis lotes para construcción en Panajachel. CT

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PET Bottle Brick - Superuse.org: Where recycling meets design
Honduras based Eco-Tec came up with a clever idea for reusing PET-bottles: 'a mud-filled bottle is as strong as a brick and whatever you can do with a brick ...
www.superuse.org/story.php?title=PET-Bottle-Brick
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Ecotec Haiti English
Honduras (2005). The working methodology to construct water tanks or any other needed infrastructure is based on an initial group of ECO-TEC facilitators, ...
www.scribd.com/doc/27891288/Ecotec-Haiti-English
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Environmental Company Directory : Eco-TEc Ambiental Solutions
Products and services: ECO-TEC is a company that deals with environmental projects, which also solve ... We have creaded a new construction technique, based on the use of rubbish, ... Country: Honduras Phone: (504) 239 73 80 / 980 25 77 ...
www.portofentry.com/site/root/market/directory/3121.html
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Eco Friendly Houses - Plastic Bottle House
This house is made of 8000 plastic bottles and is one of many bottle homes built by Honduras-based Eco-Tec. The bottles are filled with mud and bound ...
www.ecofriendlyhouses.net/index.php?page=plastic-bottle...




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Web definitions for PET bottle:

Polyethylene terephthalate (sometimes written poly(ethylene terephthalate)), commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is a ...
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Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PET bottles are excellent barrier materials and are widely used for soft drinks (see carbonation). For certain specialty bottles, PET sandwiches an ...
Uses - Intrinsic viscosity - Drying - Copolymers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate
Honduras-based Eco-Tec

TRUE RECYCLING If you do not have bricks, collect bottles ...

Catherine S. Gmail Todd
TRUE RECYCLING If you do not have bricks, collect bottles ...

Mirta Mihovilovic Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:02 a.m.

Also I Have seen a similar concept using old tires, (Peru)
May be it is time to copy good ideas Also Decrease That construction costs.
Mirta

Very good idea.

Greetings and a hug.


They realize that here we have [...] solution to plastic pollution in the environment?
The fact that this very good idea but it is also original and is super sleek, this should not only spread but also to practice it, and also to work with a project that includes this mechanism, unless the employers come brickworks, and we cover their mouth with a finger, as often happens in other areas.



The fact that the genius, the desire to improve the adaptability of people continues to amaze me and I am very happy.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN (IN PLACE OF THE WORLD ANYWHERE)! YES THIS IS A WORTHY OF SPREAD MAIL!!

Spanish:

Gmail Catherine S. Todd
TRUE RECYCLING Si no tienes ladrillos, recoge botellas...


I have also seen a similar concept using old tires, (Peru)
May be it is time to copy good ideas that also decrease construction costs.
Mirta

Muy buena idea.

Saludos y un abrazo.


Se dan cuenta que acá tenemos terrible solución para la contaminación de plástico en el medio ambiente?
La verdad que esta buenísima la idea pero además es super original y queda impecable, ésto no solo hay que difundirlo si no también practicarlo, ya mismo manos a la obra con un proyecto que incluya este mecanismo, a no ser que vengan los empresarios de las fábricas de ladrillos, y nos tapen la boca con un dedo, como suele pasar en otros ámbitos.



La verdad que el ingenio, las ganas de superarse, la capacidad de adaptación de la gente me sigue sorprendiendo y me alegra enormemente.
FELICITACIONES A QUIEN CORRESPONDA(EN EL LUGAR DEL MUNDO DONDE SEA)!!! ESTE SÍ ES UN MAIL DIGNO DE DIFUNDIR!!!!




















































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More ideas:

Recycling Plastic Bottles in Your Garden: Create a Mini Greenhouse ...
Jul 26, 2010 ... Recycling plastic bottles into mini greenhouses and containers ... one set of true leaves, you should remove the plastic bottle and ... These are just three methods of recycling plastic bottles in your house and garden. ...
www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/.../22910.aspx

bottle - Superuse.org: Where recycling meets design
Bottle Houses. Houses and other structures created predominantly with bottles. ... It takes only a few minutes to down a soft drink, but the plastic bottle ...
www.superuse.org/search.php?search=bottle&tag=true