Ecobricks also begin to loose their lustre as the colors of the contained plastic begin to fade. After this time, the silicone joints began to weaken and to fail. Next Life: Well used ecobrick Milstein Modules wil last 2-3 years. Broken modules can be repaired with silicone. Maintenance: Modules should be cleaned once a year. Usage: Ecobricks modules can be used in indoors for seating, tables, beds, stages and more. They can be stacked and stored vertically to save space. They can be stacked one on top of the other to add one level of vertical height. Ecobrick Milstein Modules can then slide into deployment for classes, concerts, meetings and more to make horizontal surfaces. All you need is 12 ecobricks to start! Generic silicone sealant or motorcycle inner tubes can be used to make MMs. Applications include tables, beds, stages, etc. These are hexagon and triangle shaped configurations of ecobricks that are used for sitting, but can be combined together to form one or two level horizontal surfaces. The easiest, fastest, and perhaps the most fun ecobrick application, are Milstein Modules (MMs). The main benefit of long-term applications is plastic sequestration– fully securing plastic from all forms of degradation for the long-haul. Earth mixes (i.e Cob (material), Wattle and daub, adobe) are used to lay ecobricks horizontally and completely cover them for full protection against all forms of degradation. The benefit of short-term applications are practicality, utility, replicability, social empowerment and the dissemination of ecobricking.Įarth and Ecobrick building techniques are used to create structures that can last years or decades (it is not uncommon for traditional constructions to last centuries!). As short term methods have less barriers to replicability, they assist the spread of the ecobrick social movement by empowering the makers. As short-term applications are not usually covered up, they are typically for indoor use, in order to prevent the UV photodegradation of the bottles. Silicone or inner-tube-bands can be used as short-term, non-permanent attachment methods to create ecobrick applications that last for months and up to several years.

Ecobricks can be used for short or long term applications which balance the benefits of utility and the securing of plastic.

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