Recycled plastic blocks aim to replace concrete in coastal projects

At CES 2026, WES-Tec Global introduced ECOCCUBE, an innovative construction technology that transforms 100% recycled mixed plastic waste into durable building blocks designed to replace concrete in specific civil engineering applications, particularly in vulnerable coastal and flood-prone environments. Utilizing a proprietary "Newcycling" process that requires no sorting or washing of plastics, ECOCCUBE blocks exhibit compressive and tensile strengths (26.4 MPa and 16.7 MPa respectively) that surpass many conventional concrete uses. The blocks are lighter than concrete, reducing transportation and installation costs, and are engineered to support shoreline reinforcement and infrastructure resilience against erosion, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Environmentally, ECOCCUBE offers significant climate benefits by reducing carbon emissions by approximately 2.99 kg CO2 per kilogram of product, preventing plastic incineration, landfilling, and ecosystem leakage. Each 25 kg block corresponds to a carbon reduction of about 74.69 kg CO2-equivalent and qualifies