Eco India: Can we construct using just plastic waste and dust?

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow.

Concrete is literally the foundation of modern life, the most-used material in our built environment. But the list of its negative effects is long, including a colossal carbon footprint, and waste that chokes landfills. A company here in India has come up with an alternative: A building block that makes use of not just one, but two types of problematic waste.  

Credits:
Supervising Producer: Nooshin Mowla
Field Producer:  Chirag Solanki                                                                                                 Executive Producer & Script: Sannuta Raghu                                                                                                                  Video Editor: Amit Garg (Metro Media Works)                                                                             Associate Producer: Ipsita Basu                                                                                                 Director of Photography: Rohan Magare  

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