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Many homeowners are looking to save energy — and save money — in the process. Plastics can help maximize those efforts. Whether you’re building a new home or looking to remodel, plastic can help you achieve a more energy efficient home — from simple fixes like plastic window insulation to wrapping your home in insulating plastic film. Plastics are essential to making many emerging energy technologies, like solar panels, more effective and affordable. Advancements in plastic materials, like plastic composite lumber, can help your backyard deck look like new for years to come.

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[VIDEO] Plastic DIY: Plastic Composite Decking with Danny Lipford

Submitted on Jul 22, 2010

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Plastic Building-Blocks Provide Clean Water and Shelter

Submitted on Apr 14, 2010

Spotlight on WaterBrick from Plastics Make it Possible on Vimeo. WaterBrick Founder Wendall Adams explains his company’s innovative disaster recovery solution. January’s earthquake in Haiti severely damaged half the buildings in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, resulting in an estimated two million homeless people. The earthquake also bro [...]

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Shanghai Pavillion Made of Recycled CD Cases

Submitted on Apr 13, 2010

Perhaps the world's single largest plastics recycling project

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Category: Buildings & HomesEco Solutions

Floor Tiles from Soft Drink Bottles

Submitted on Apr 13, 2010

How one chemist is working to improve the recycling process.

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Category: Buildings & HomesEco Solutions

Is the roof over your head recycled?

Submitted on Apr 12, 2010

Innovative new roofing materials use recycled rubber and plastics to keep your family safe and warm.

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How Prefab Homes May be the Way of the Future

Submitted on Apr 6, 2010

One company in the U.K. shows why these houses have so much potential.

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A “Second Life” Mentality Can Build Homes

Submitted on Apr 6, 2010

Using some 8,000 PET recycled bottles, a Honduran company creates the “casa ecológica” or ecological house, as a means of providing sustainable construction methods and employment in Honduras.

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Recycle… Your Carpeting?

Submitted on Mar 30, 2010

Plastics can live again…underfoot Any idea what happens to all that plastic we recycle? Sure, plastic bags can be made into new bags and plastic bottles into new bottles. But plastics also can be recycled into long-lasting products. For example, your feet may be resting on former plastic water or soda bottles. Most carpeting is made from [...]

Category: Buildings & HomesEco Solutions

Plastics Move Outdoors

Submitted on Mar 26, 2010

This year a quarter of Americans plan to make outdoor home improvements to get ready for springtime and warmer weather. So as barbeque season approaches, it’s a good time to take stock of your outdoor deck, furniture and dishware and consider how plastics can help ease time-consuming maintenance chores. If you’re thinking about adding a deck [...]

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Value of Plastics Recognized in India

Submitted on Mar 15, 2010

Many around the world, especially in India, realize that plastic’s role in construction is crucial to the future development of the country.

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The Benefits of Plastic Greenhouses

Submitted on Mar 15, 2010

Why plastic can be the better option for ihorticulture.

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