Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE
LUZONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pagudpud

NARRATIVE REPORT
ECO-BRICKS MAKING

There are 25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean and every day, each person
in Philippines throws away 13 plastic bags.  These plastics are fueling the world’s
incinerators and contribute to the release of dioxins and other toxins.
We are all aware of the dire state of plastic pollution happening in our oceans and how plastic
is now the number one enemy of everyone.

An Ecobrick is essentially a reusable building block created by solid non-

biodegradable waste placed into a plastic bottle to a set density. By packing the bottles with a
set density, it makes them suitable building blocks for virtually any construction. They can
also be packed with other non-biological un-recyclables that, uncontained, are toxic to the
environment.

Eco bricks are a sustainable way to reuse non-biodegradable plastic waste as plastic
waste is regarded as a long-lasting and durable material. Hence, keeping plastic out of the
ecosystem and prevents the contamination of the environment.

Eco bricks are used to make many things such as furniture, walls, and buildings. It
allows communities and companies to get control of their plastic waste to create modular
furniture, garden spaces, walls, and even full-scale buildings.
 
These can also be the shredded plastics mixed with a cement and formed into bricks
that can be a pavement in a garden area or pathway. This aims to reduce the use of plastics in
the environment that would cause pollution, spread of excessive wastes and environmental
distractions. In line with this, different barangays of Pagudpud adapted this project to
effectively manage the use of plastics in their area. This helps the whole barangay dispose
their wastes properly by giving them time to recycle and shred it for an eco-friendly
pavement. And this became an income generating project of some barangays in Pagudpud.