MIT engineers turn plastic waste into strong building parts that could solve housing crisis and reduce environmental impact ...

Engineers at MIT have recycled "dirty plastic into building products for homes that are lighter, more durable, and sustainable." ...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have made recycled plastic into floor trusses for housing, arguing the waste stream could provide an ...

3D printing is transforming single-use trash into permanent infrastructure. Engineers at MIT are successfully ...

MIT’s 3D-printed recycled plastic trusses could reduce deforestation and offer a scalable solution for global housing needs.

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic ...

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ByBlock concrete blocks from ByFusion Global are a new alternative building material that uses hard-to-recycle plastic. The blocks are colorful and made of recycled plastic. Each measures 16 by 8 by 8 ...

Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a novel mortar that incorporates recycled plastic and silica aerogel, ...