Plastic Blocks From Non-Recyclables

(if you aren’t a member, read here)

Here in Tucson, AZ ByFusion can take discarded food packaging, plastic grocery bags and bubble wrap, etc, that recycling plants often can’t process and turn it into ByBlocks, 22-pound construction blocks. The ByBlock creation process just uses steam and compression.

When Tucson ran a pilot program in 2022 to gauge public interest, they collected 110 tons of plastics to be turned into the blocks, more than double their goal. Clearly, the idea is taking off.

ByFusion ByBlocks are like large, interestingly colored Legos that you can make walls and other things with.

How I Participate in the Tucson ByBlock Program

It is pretty easy!

1. I have a bag in my garage that I fill up with my excess plastic bags etc (scroll down to see what is accepted) and then I put it in the big orange drop off bins (picture below) at a facility here in town periodically.
2. Drop offs are currently accepted (as of April 2024) at Tucson’s council offices of wards 2, 4, 5, and 6 as well as Fire Station 15 on S. Mission Road. The city may eventually offer residential and…