[Cob] Good way to use plastic bottles!

[Dulane]

House in Mexico made from mud (cob?) and plastic bottles. 

 

Someone sent me these photos in an email. I tracked them down on the
internet. I don't know who the lady and her family are, but the person who
put these on the web thought they were significant enough to share with the
world. I do too! What a good way to deal with garbage. (I think the bottles
are filled for purpose of density, but you could fill them with many things,
if you could just get the filler into the bottle neck.) I do wonder about
long term break down of plastic in terms of fumes. However, if the plastic
is not exposed, then why would it break down? Regardless, being in a
tropical country, this house might have much better ventilation than being
in a northern country. But maybe in a far northern country, the plastic
might not heat up enough to off-gas. 

 

http://www.instructables.com/id/House-in-Mexico-built-with-plastic-and-glass
-bottl/

 

Dulane

 

"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste like
chicken..."