This compelling proposal (an entry for an international competition organized by National Taipei University of Technology – School of Architecture) by Polish architecture student Stanislaw Mlynski is surely to make a fascinatingly green impact to our very future. He envisions the creation of structural walls with our daily used organic waste containers being utilized as building blocks.
An organic waste container, or a ‘green bin’ as it is more commonly known, reduces the total amount of waste allocated to landfills by turning the organic waste into compost. Such containers form around 40 percent of our garbage containers. So Mlynski proposes a system where we could gather a substantial volume of organic wastes such as grass cuttings, tea bags, ripped cardboards, paper, fruit cuttings, etc. And then, they could be composted in a significant number of such bins, which in turn can be used as building blocks for structures. Hence, according to the architect, these organic waste containers could serve two purposes: to collect and compost wastes and, secondly, to act as integral building materials for such walls.
The vital nature of these walls (because of the green bins) can help in the growth of plants, and in effect reduce the overall carbon emission. Furthermore, some unique design elements can be introduced into the system to make the walls conducive for water storage and solar energy harnessing.
Source: eVolo
