Jul20200 required to hold the units together, such as ropes, metal fences, stripes etc. as well as space filling material like mud, hence water, which either are available or not. This causes dependency on industrially produced attachment units, reduces the options of immediate application and prevents swift construction of solid, stable structures. Clicko-Brick, due to its forms and interlocking abilities, reduces this dependency, and simplifies the usage applicability. Clicko-Brick was made possible thanks to the dedication and determination of the company founders Yaron Toren and Gilead Meroz, eco-oriented designers committed to creating game-changing ventures that can address global ills and needs. “We all know what’s great about plastic and what’s terrible about it,” says Gilead Meroz. “Our novel thinking was, we could turn plastic’s worst trait – its extremely long decomposition period – into an asset. Basically, what we say is ‘Plastic waste? Don’t lose it … reuse it! “We feel that with the recent regulations and changes, such as the late single usage fees, China closing its frontiers to plastic waste, the recognition of reuse as a better, greener solution etc. the world is more open to our solution. The way we see it Clicko-Brick actually offers a win- win opportunity not only to all parties involved, but to our planet as well.” Contact: Gilead Meroz Website: www.clicko-brick.com Mail:
[email protected] Protecting the Planet from Plastic (waste…) Plastic is actually a great material. Plastic waste, however, is recognized as the second biggest environmental global hazard, after CO2 pollution. In 2019 alone, more than 480 billion P.E.T bottles for beverages were produced and the annual production growth rate exceeds 7%. This amounts to 15 million tons of non-decomposable plastic, and 15-20% of all waste volume. Currently, about 55% of plastic is discarded post usage in landfills or the oceans, 25% incinerated and 20% recycled. Only 4% of the latter remain in use after the first year. These solutions, therefore, although common, are themselves extremely polluting and costly, and the waste problem remains unsolved. Clicko-Brick, one of the most innovative solutions created in recent years, is a green tech start-up that offers a pre-planned reuse alternative to the problem of disposable plastic containers. The Clicko-Brick company was the recipient of the title of ‘Most Innovative Water Container Solution for 2020’ in the Technology Innovator Awards 2020 from Corporate Vision. Today, Clicko-Brick is a patented product planned with two functions in mind: for short–term use as a container for liquids, and for long– term reuse as a multi-purpose, smart building block. Clicko-Brick has the ability to integrate & interlock with other Clicko-Brick units in all directions (up-down included). It comes in three shapes (square, hexagon & triangle), and in different sizes. These forms of Clicko-brick enable the units to integrate with minimal air passages, resulting in high insulation qualities. Being lightweight and user-friendly handling, it can also be reused in a great variety of applications. These range from domestic DIY projects & children’s playthings to industry-oriented usage, such as prefab & modular buildings and floating projects like solar or agriculture fields. Clicko-Brick can also be used to address Humanitarian aid-oriented needs. In refugee camps and in areas prone to natural hazards - the same containers in which water or granular food are transported can serve immediately afterwards for the swift construction of durable, lightweight shelters. Investment in Clicko-Brick could result in share-holding, royalties or strategic partnership, permission to use the patent in any chosen product applications, etc. A whole new market is opened, in which investors would gain royalties from licenses, manufacturers would avoid recycling or single usage fees, users would reuse or be refunded from returning Clicko-Bricks, and businesses sell complimentary kits, or use them as raw building material. Clicko-Bricks are also environment friendly – their reuse can not only reduce the recycling, dumping, and littering, so common with regular plastic water bottles, but also the need to excavate building materials. The idea of using bottles or containers as building materials is not new, and indeed there are some remarkable examples of structures made from containers. However, these initiatives have fundamental drawbacks: As regular bottles do not integrate and cannot self-interlock, some external material or technology, is Issue 11 2020 15 the CB-7 square model, as a block within building modules The CB-9 Hexagonal, 3 & 6 litter models for refugee camps