10 Step Guide to Making an Ecobrick
Ecobricks can be made by the young, the old and everyone in between — no machines, special skills or experts required! However, there are important guidelines to follow to ensure the quality and usability of your ecobricks.
- Save, Segregate, Clean & Dry Plastics
- Choose your bottle
- Get your stick ready
- No glass, metal or biodegradables
- Start by adding a bottom colour
- Pack the bottle tight, mixing plastics as you go
- Weigh your Ecobrick to ensure quality
- Cap and Log (The ecobricker’s name, the final weight, date and year, the intended project, serial number -generated by the GoBrik App)
- Inscribe
- Store your ecobrick……..and Build!
Links for more information:
www.sealrescueireland.org/2019/12/02/ecobricks/
www.reuzi.ie/blogs/news/what-is-an-ecobrick-and-where-can-i-drop-it-off
