'Plastic Bottle Village' is an ambitious project that aims to create an shelters constructed almost entirely of recycled plastic bottles.
Based in Panama, the project will construct approximately 90 to 120 homes, which will each be built and insulated by thousands of recycled plastic bottles. The project is currently underway in the nation's jungle, spanning across 83 acres of land.
The first and only home that has been built so far was made of 10,000 plastic bottles, and the plan is that each home will be constructed with between 10,000 to 25,000 bottles depending on size and structure. Plastic Bottle Village aims to raise environmental awareness and suggests that a plastic bottle construction is actually more timely and costly than a more traditional building project. Though time consuming, each structure in this reclaimed village is said to be earthquake resistant once completed.
Plastic Bottle Villages
Panama's Plastic Bottle Village Project Raises Environmental Awareness
Trend Themes
1. Recycled Construction - The Plastic Bottle Village project showcases the trend of using recycled materials in construction to create sustainable and cost-effective housing.
2. Environmental Awareness - The initiative highlights the trend of raising awareness about environmental issues, specifically plastic waste, by building homes using recycled plastic bottles.
3. Alternative Building Methods - The project demonstrates the trend of exploring unconventional building methods to create earthquake-resistant structures using plastic bottles as a construction material.
Industry Implications
1. Construction - The construction industry can explore the opportunity of using recycled materials, like plastic bottles, to build sustainable and eco-friendly housing projects.
2. Environmental Conservation - The environmental conservation industry can leverage the use of innovative building techniques, such as plastic bottle construction, to raise awareness about plastic waste and promote sustainable living.
3. Waste Management - The waste management industry can consider the potential for recycling plastic bottles as a construction material, creating a circular economy and reducing plastic waste.