The City of Tucson is in the middle of a total revamp of its environmental programs making the city an example of future energy sources, environmental rules and recycling. Its latest step is trying to bring a company to town which takes non-recyclable plastics and turns them into construction quality building blocks. The company is called ByFusion. “I think it’s important to note the city of Tucson is the first city on the planet to do anything of this scale and magnitude,” said company CEO Heidi Kujawa.

Which means Tucson is taking a risk, a gamble in its effort to go green in nearly every aspect of everyday life, climate change, renewables, recyclables, and now plastics which cannot be recycled but it appears can be converted into construction grade materials, something new in the half trillion dollar building materials market. “Interestingly enough, it wasn’t until about 2019 that a splinter subsection of that market popped up and it’s called the alternative building materials market,” Kujawa said. “And so, we’re a leader in that space.”

Kujawa has been working on her concept since 2017. Non-recyclable plastics clog our landfills and our oceans, garbage which can take up 450 years to decompose. This technology takes any and all plastics and converts into a product which can be used in housing, fencing or any place where concrete blocks are now used.

To read the full story, visit https://www.kold.com/2023/01/26/tucson-is-revamping-its-environmental-portfolio-with-an-eye-clean-energy-reduced-waste/.
Author: Bud Foster, KOLD News 13
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