Colombia builds houses with blocks made of discarded plastics

Colombian architect Oscar Mendez is building a house with blocks and cuboids made of discarded plastics. (Soundbite) Oscar Mendez, CEO Concepts Plastics. “We are creating economic value from plastics that have no market. They are contaminated plastics, but now with a market after being recycled.“ The idea came from musician Fernando Llanos and was later adopted by architect Oscar Mendez, who through several years of research managed to develop bricks from processing all types of used plastics.