What comes to mind when you think of the materials used for constructing a home? Concrete, steel, aluminum, rocks? Yes, most modern buildings stand upright due to these materials. But at what cost?
Concrete, one of the most popular construction materials worldwide, is “the most destructive material on Earth”, according to the Guardian. The burden of destruction isn't just limited to concrete but all the other popularly used building materials.
So, how can this be addressed? Putting an end to construction simply isn't realistic Nigeria is doing its part to address this environmental problem by constructing with plastic bottles. Plastic is being used to protect our environment from becoming worse. Nigerians are using bottle brick technology instead of regular construction materials to build house.
Bottle brick technology uses plastic bottles filled with material plastic wrappers and landfill rubbish to other inorganic waste to create a Bottle bricks are an eco-friendly alternative to traditional bricks. They are durable (耐用的) and used to construct many types of buildings.
According to the BBC, the first plastic house in Nigeria was constructed in the village of Yelwa, where a different variant of bottle brick technology was used. The bottles were filled with sand instead of rubbish and inorganic waste.
This bottle brick technology in Nigeria didn't just par one house in Yelwa. Today, Nigeria is dealing with its plastic crisis by using abandoned bottles to build affordable housing for its citizens.
The bottle brick houses are environmentally-friendly, cheap, and, most importantly, durable They’re a great answer to the country's housing problems. Besides, Nigeria produces about 32 million tons of solid waste per year, of which 2. 5 million is plastic. So, there’s no doubt that currently the country has plenty of raw product supply.
In addition to addressing the housing crisis of the country, the bottle brick technology also tackles the youth unemployment crisis. The project is providing jobs to the unemployed youths of Nigeria and training them in green construction.
【小题1】What's the purpose of mentioning the four materials in paragraph 1?| A．To list their advantages. | B．To compare their costs. |
| C．To lead in a further topic. | D．To give some examples. |
| A．They are filled with rubbish. | B．There is sand in them. |
| C．They are a mixture of materials. | D．There are wrappers in them. |
| A．Increases. | B．Surveys. |
| C．Assesses. | D．Settles. |
| A．How solid waste is recycled in Nigeria. |
| B．How unemployment is dealt with in Nigeria. |
| C．What roles bottle bricks play in Nigeria. |
| D．What contributions Nigeria makes to the world. |
