Welsh company unveils modular homes made out of recycled plastic
source: http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2010/03/17/modular-homes-made-out-of-recycled-pla...
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Welsh housing company Affresol has developed a material to build their modular homes that’s cheap, readily available and doesn’t involve chopping down tons of trees – from recycled plastic.
The Swansea, Wales-based company has developed Thermo Poly Rock, a waterproof, fire-retardant and rot-proof material from recycled plastic mixed with resin that pours like concrete (and is stronger than it). Affresol reports that each TPR saves 18 tons of waste from landfills and saves five or more trees from being turned into plywood.
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The Swansea, Wales-based company has developed Thermo Poly Rock, a waterproof, fire-retardant and rot-proof material from recycled plastic mixed with resin that pours like concrete (and is stronger than it). Affresol reports that each TPR saves 18 tons of waste from landfills and saves five or more trees from being turned into plywood.
(Read more on the original post.)
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