A village made entirely out plastic bottles is being built in Panama
A village made entirely out plastic bottles is being built in Panama
Harry Readhead for Metro.co.uk
Saturday 7 May 2016 3:28 pm
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Each home takes between 10,000 and 25,000 bottles (Picture: Splash News)
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A small team in Panama hopes to find a use for the 15,000 bottles the average person discards in their lifetime by using them to build houses and other buildings.
Justine and Jeff Catalano’s Plast Bottle Village costs between £104,000 and £208,000 and contains vegetable and herb gardens, a ‘yoga-exercise pavilion, hiking trails, and small manicured mini-parks for barbecues, and outdoor gatherings.’
The PBV, which is still in construction, will cover around 83 acres of Panamanian jungle, and will have between 90 and 120 homes when completed.
Each home uses 10,000 to 25,000 bottles, which, the Catalanos say, ‘goes some way towards leaving nothing behind but your footprints.’
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http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/07/a-village-made-entirely-out-plastic-bottles-is-being-built-in-panama-5867278/#ixzz4839oMBAj
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Looks as if people have been hard at work on these things throughout the world, for quite a while!
What's not to love about every one of these great people?
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Bulletproof & Fireproof House Made From Used Plastic Bottles
Dec 5, 2013 by Off Grid World
This 2 bedroom house built from recycled plastic bottles is bulletproof and fireproof and can withstand earthquakes. Oh, and it also reportedly holds a comfy year-round temperature of 64 degrees F. The bottles were filled with sand and are held together by mud and cement to form a solid wall that supposedly is stronger than cinder clocks.
More:
https://www.offgridworld.com/bulletproof-fireproof-house-made-from-used-plastic-bottles/