Black-Owned Factory Produces 1,500 Bricks a Day, Made From Plastic
A entrepreneur from Kenya who founded Gjenge Makers, an innovative company that transforms plastic waste into bricks that are said to be more durable than concrete. Nzambi Matee a materials engineer, founded the company in 2018 out of frustration with what the government was doing with the issue of plastic pollution. “I was tired of being on the sidelines,” she told Reuters. Matee company gets the waste that cannot be recycled from recyclers fat a minimal amount. Along with waste from packaging factories without any cost.
The factory processes several kinds of plastic waste such as high-density polyethylene, used in milk and shampoo bottles; low-density polyethylene. The plastic is often used as bags for cereals or sandwiches; and polypropylene, used for ropes, flip-top lids, and buckets; except polyethylene terephthalate or PET, commonly used for plastic bottles according to Black Business.
Using her expertise in the field, Matee has designed her own machines that mix plastic waste with sand, heat it, and compress into bricks in different thickness and color. Matee claims that their product is “almost five to seven times stronger than concrete” but, more sustainable and affordable.
Since 2018 the factory has recycled over 20 tonnes of plastic waste, producing 1,500 bricks each day.
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