Design bricks from pulverized waste

"We once started with an idea: can you make new building materials from construction and demolition waste?" thinks Ward back. The idea for StoneCycling came about ten years ago, when co-founder Tom van Soest was studying at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. As his graduation project, he created designer bricks that consisted largely of pulverized waste. "This graduation project led to a prototype and our first potential customers," says Ward. 

22,830 kilos of construction waste in the facade

In 2015, the first project was a reality. In Rotterdam, a building was constructed from WasteBasedBricks from StoneCycling. The exterior facade incorporates 22,830 kilograms of construction waste. Projects like this don't happen overnight, Ward emphasises: "The market in which we operate is a long-term one. The lead time of projects can easily be several years. It is therefore necessary to invest heavily before even one brick is laid. In product development, marketing and sales;