Wouldn’t it be great to take the plastic bags that fill refuse stations in India and convert them into bricks, strong enough to build houses fit for monsoon rains? Danish student Lise Fuglsang Vestergaard is well on her way to doing just that.
During her stay in India to develop a refuse collection system, master’s student Lise Fuglsang Vestergaard from Technical University of Denmark came up with the idea of converting soft plastic waste into bricks. (Photo: private.)
Vestergaard’s project has received a real boost after she won a student competition, the ‘Green Challenge’, at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where she recently completed her Master of Science in Engineering degree. Providing a much-needed injection of capital, the victory also brought recognition of her idea.
“The ‘Green Challenge’ gave me the chance to present my project to a panel of critical judges. I have put my concept to the toughest test – and it came out on top. This has given me a firm belief that I’m on to something here,” Vestergaard says.
Read more: http://www.technologist.eu/turning-old-plastic-bags-into-bricks/
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