Ecobricks Desk

Why make ecobricks?

Plastic is part of our era of petrocapital. No matter your culture or continent, you will consume some plastic! Unlike other plastic handling methods, ecobricking allows us to be 100% sure that our plastic does not enter the biosphere. Because ecobricking is hard work, it motivates us to consume less. Having to pack our consumption piece by piece makes us think about the whole system behind our plastic! And since we won't be putting it back in the system, we can be sure that much more carbon and plastic won't be produced. Then, because building with ecobricks is a hands-on, collaboration-driven process, it brings us together with friends and family to create great green spaces that serve our communities. As far as we know, there is nothing better one can do with the plastic we have now, and the fastest way to accelerate our transition.

Ecobricks Desk is a desk made from recycled materials. Based on ecological bricks that tries to collect those plastic waste that takes hundreds of years to degrade, such as ... bottles, cutlery or those that do not take so long compared to the latter, however due to their enormous abundance in the world, they have been become a big problem, just like bags, wrappers, disposables, etc.

With this project we did something simple like keeping some of the bottles that we have at home, then we began to fill them with packaging, bags, wrappers, cutlery, disposables, all kinds of plastic garbage and we transformed it into a useful piece of furniture for our room.

Material´s list:

° Plastic bottles (This time we use 12 bottles, although that will depend on the size of the bottle to reach the desired height of 27 ½ to 29½ inches.)

° Plastic trash (All the necessary to fill your bottles)

° Rope (32 ft)

° Paperboard (4 pieces of 2ft X 3ft)

° A Magazines or a newspapers (

° A Cutter

° A scissors

° School glue (300ml Min.)

° Some water

° A small container

° A Brush

° Scotch tape

° A bottle of liquid silicone or stick silicone

1. First, we need to collect some plastic containers, this time we use 12 containers, but this could vary depending on the container type and size.
2. We will also need plastic garbage such as bags, disposables, wrappers, etc.

1. We will begin to fill the bottles, completely full of plastic garbage. With this we will make the structure that we are going to build more rigid.
2. We put the cap on the bottle to prevent it from crushing when stacking.

We will stack the bottles at the height that we want to give to our furniture, this will depend on the size of the bottles and their shape.

This time we use 12 containers, but if you use another type of container we only need to ensure that it reaches a height of between 27½ to 29½ inches.

The sequence of tying the cord on the spout part of the container, making a strong knot to start at the bottom and interlock up and then down in a zigzag, holding the containers well and tightening so that they are all completely rigid. Then in the middle part we tighten again with the rope to keep it stable. It will be the same procedure for both pieces.

For the board, we will cut sheets of recycled cardboard in a measure of 35½ * 23½ and we will join at least 4 equal pieces so that it is firm and does not bend.

We can use liquid silicone or paste to stick it.

In a small bowl, add a little water and mix with school glue for a more runny, even consistency.

With a magazine that we no longer use or a newspaper, we will make cuts to stick it on the part of the board, the necessary ones so that everything is covered.

With the help of a small brush, we apply glue on the board and place the cutouts. We wait for it to dry and cover it gently with the glue mixture that we have prepared.

We put the adhesive tape on the edge to cover the cuts.

Finally, we put screw caps on the table legs with silicone on the upper part so that when placing the tabletop it is level and stable.

With this, we have finished our eco-friendly brick desk.