<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:41:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ecobricks/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Made My First Ecobrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends! I have just finished my first ecobrick! Hooray! Ecobricks are basically, a plastic bottle that you stuff with soft plastics (they are calling it "hard plastic" when it's like,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@phoenixwren/i-made-my-first-ecobrick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@phoenixwren/i-made-my-first-ecobrick</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenixwren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 23:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqtALVgQxjYkCHQyYXVNwmHHyTrxpBDzH4eWWqiCKGpn9mJW9BVMr7BxCZ6CpPJFbttGwfzFVZpkGAvsRqu4XG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recycling Plastic for Construction]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Ananda Bulgaria we have begun to prepare to re-use waste plastic by making eco-bricks, which we use to build benches, walls for garden beds, even cabins. Someone here asked: What about the vibrations?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@atma.love/recycling-plastic-for-construction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@atma.love/recycling-plastic-for-construction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atma.love]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBp6AEpVVtTfTuryy7nnmB5saK3eKoHfspwTdZHb7ihpSYU54aaACcABh9ESWrGxWguMgmhfhfcjwLDsQsL8WTN6yVzM7WX66ZiheUhajjnVyUqvXhPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalbe Farma Jakarta Presentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you haven't heard from me over the last week, this is why! Ani Himawati Ani and I, and our GEA Jakarta team have been full out focused on manifesting this presentation for Kalbe Farma-- one of the countries]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@russmaier/kalbefarmajakartapresentation-2e89tx8m27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@russmaier/kalbefarmajakartapresentation-2e89tx8m27</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[russmaier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaAfMXdPcMghjyxfeBdXuSHCpkBHHEPK1WeTCcPGRcpWXd27rhGxr59Nj5NQNnoRHCU8gTucAw6fx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New World Class Ecobricks.org website launched!]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of work revamping our Ecobricks.org site, I am super proud to launch it today! Our new world class website is a massive co-creative and collaborative realization. It's a testament to just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@ecobricks/newworldclassecobricksorgwebsitelaunched-20jfn0q3tq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@ecobricks/newworldclassecobricksorgwebsitelaunched-20jfn0q3tq</guid><category><![CDATA[environment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ecobricks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:04:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Offering: The Cigbrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[For centuries, the Cree Nation have used tobacco for rituals and offerings. The Cree are based in the area around Lake Winnipeg and what is now Manitoba, Canada-- the land where my mother grew up. I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cigarettes/@russmaier/anofferingthecigbrick-3202xn39py</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cigarettes/@russmaier/anofferingthecigbrick-3202xn39py</guid><category><![CDATA[cigarettes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[russmaier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1fSsTtci5hALCMzRvM5F1WSLxVRR88PiVNFGZ9QM8Uzq6HGgExLcY7Fy56JRrF8uSitSEPw9g9M42NXpQ5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ecobrick to bring more healthiness" by Alexander Setiaji, Indonesia]]></title><description><![CDATA[[fbbutton] Alexander Setiaji just ecobricked 228 g of plastic in Kediri, Indonesia. Alexander used a 600ml bottle to pack 228 g of home plastic to make their number 1 ecobrick. Based in the community of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@ecobricks/ecobricktobringmorehealthinessbyalexandersetiajiindonesia-nvfb8qm682</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@ecobricks/ecobricktobringmorehealthinessbyalexandersetiajiindonesia-nvfb8qm682</guid><category><![CDATA[environment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ecobricks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 13:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5M9vx3EsJc913G5BzmoZotQ3Qx9SLFWSGKo6M2qRDE6wKgyEkwYTepW3ELgkZpfiPF97qnn8ietmR6kPdLuzQMmKVSMZMyzBobdyjPJfvCenfR7rVv3pkaR1hD5ihh5LY6qkJQETB4hKsiGva21mpQvRqi9tCVRv4sxVXZwjqrVTWhaFMRgJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[94% Authenticated!  Thank you ecobrickers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A big thank you to the hundreds of UK ecobrickers who have been helping us validate a backlog of tens of thousands on ecobricks on GoBrik! We've now caught up-- over 90% are now authenticated. This valuable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@ecobricks/94authenticatedthankyouecobrickers-04uvb6mw7j</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/environment/@ecobricks/94authenticatedthankyouecobrickers-04uvb6mw7j</guid><category><![CDATA[environment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ecobricks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 11:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QDKAf1ARaQWk32VP2GjakQEAbBvePabB93tktoSjVbdMzFkresmqwKnBbPe7xPQ1N8cvyRqXXL1WbDV8d92RZiVhyeXxkUMc9dWDRkzAJftcfKeZmc5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth Building Workshop Day 3: Mandalic CollaborationTheory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day three of our earth and ecobrick trainer course we went deep into mandalic collaboration theory with the full morning invested in making personal, partner, and group mandalas. 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We have thirty of our star trainers who have joined Ani Himawati and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mandalas/@russmaier/earthecobrickbuildingworkshop-atzveh7gj1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mandalas/@russmaier/earthecobrickbuildingworkshop-atzveh7gj1</guid><category><![CDATA[mandalas]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[russmaier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 01:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU4b7LirbXHqCMgenkzpwGFPPXbtBWTECxUvd8SvnT25Mw55T1rVbFJvwPsND4KFfPcZFNGQb9DsFPQQwQhhh3Cugsp2wNttpTSyL3p5abfhnwy1BYUYZG2v7zBHQsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GO GREEN 2019, My 365-Day Diary for Mother Earth and Humanity! (Day 8 of 365)]]></title><description><![CDATA[January 7, 2019. Let's Talk About Eco-Bricking Hi, Steemheads! I have been contemplating about making eco-bricks for 6 months now but my procrastinator self is on the way. @meetmysuperego have made a good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greendiary/@mermaidvampire/go-green-2019-my-365-day-diary-for-mother-earth-and-humanity-day-8-of-365</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greendiary/@mermaidvampire/go-green-2019-my-365-day-diary-for-mother-earth-and-humanity-day-8-of-365</guid><category><![CDATA[greendiary]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mermaidvampire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 08:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e75pHk9G8dFc89hVgnMCMnfCUTtJXsS4HXL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Ecobrick Open Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introducing a new application for communities with 2000+ ecobricks: modular, interactive, open spaces. 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