{"id":7288,"date":"2023-05-08T10:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T08:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/en\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2023-05-08T12:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T10:44:38","slug":"valuable-waste-building-houses-and-roads-from-ocean-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/en\/valuable-waste-building-houses-and-roads-from-ocean-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuable waste: Building houses and roads from Ocean Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3ad202_10039123 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 20px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3ad202_10039123 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 15px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3af774_46633050 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3af774_46633050 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 30px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b0a40_90278334 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; 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\n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3ad202_10039123\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_13174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13174\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Fish-n-Bricks_1100-9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"688\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Fish&#8217;N&#8217;Bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3af774_46633050\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h3><b>Collecting plastic waste on beaches, riverbanks or in communities faces a major problem: Most plastics are not recyclable. However, a number of start-ups are developing innovative concepts to turn the waste <\/b><b>into valuable construction materials.<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b0a40_90278334\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of today, plastic accounts for 85 % of all marine litter. The United Nations\u2019 Environmental Program (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2021\/10\/1103692\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNEP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) estimates that the amount will nearly triple by 2040, adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste into the ocean per year \u2013 roughly 50 kg per meter of coastline. The challenge: Only a small fraction of the plastic which is collected from the ocean, beaches, river banks or in municipal landfills is recyclable. PET bottles are, but most composite plastics or plastic waste which degraded over time typically aren&#8217;t.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the same time, the construction sector is one of the greatest emitters of CO2. A growing number of impact startups are combining the two areas: replacing concrete and other carbon-intense construction materials by new ones made out of ocean plastic and other plastic waste which to date has been classified as \u201cnon-recyclable\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b1814_06410614\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fishnbricks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cropped-cropped-Logo-Icon-Maer-22.png\" alt=\"Fish'N'Bricks\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column three_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><b>We are currently supporting a pioneering startup: <a href=\"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/en\/project\/fishnbricks\/\">Fish\u2019N\u2019Bricks<\/a> \u2013 Buildings made from Ocean Plastic for island regions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The spin-off of the KIT University of Karlsruhe, Germany, develops a <a href=\"https:\/\/fishnbricks.org\/\">high-quality, low-tech approach to upcycling low-quality plastic waste into bricks<\/a> for the construction sector. The target group are small island communities to which this technology provides an attractive alternative to simply burning waste (for energy recovery). The focus is therefore on small-scale production facilities tailored to the specific needs of island states who are struggling with an overflow of plastic waste. The bricks are designed and tested according to German safety and environmental standards. The team is planning their first pilot facility which is to be installed in Indonesia. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b29b2_60906391\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_12922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12922\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12922 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fish-n-Bricks_1100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"688\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Fish&#8217;N&#8217;Bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b3636_25033653\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_divider_69fb7bef3b49a9_64756105\" class=\"cl\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b4cd0_60535072\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/conceptosplasticos.com\/content\/images\/conceptos_plasticos.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column three_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><b>Conceptos Plasticos \u2013 Vom Abfall zur Unterkunft<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/conceptosplasticos.com\/content\/about-us.html\">Colombian impact startup<\/a> builds bricks made of 100 % recycled plastic, which are used to build houses, schools and industrial facilities. The founders are convinced that using plastic as the primary material, you do not only help mitigate the plastic waste problem. Because, on the contrary, you benefit from a better building material which is resistant to bacteria or fungi and which has a remarkable insulating power that minimizes the transmission of energy, heat, and fire. The company started producing their \u201cBricks &amp; Blocks\u201d in 2020 and have recycled 3000 tons of plastic since then<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b5ef7_01524485\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h3><b>Innovative building materials linked to coastal ecosystems <\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b6785_06585685\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/biomason.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Biomason_logotype.550px-300x100.png\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column three_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><b>BioMASON<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biomason.com\/technology\">BioMASON<\/a> produces bricks using a process that mimics the way coral grows, using microorganisms to produce calcium carbonate that binds sand particles together. The company&#8217;s bricks are made without the need for high-temperature kilns, which reduces their carbon footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b78c5_57841242\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_13170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13170\" style=\"width: 1099px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Biomason_Biolith\u00ae_GenslerMartinMarietta_003-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1099\" height=\"688\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Biomason Biolith\u00ae | Gensler Martin Marietta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b8600_94283718\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_divider_69fb7bef3b8c45_02883494\" class=\"cl\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b8e93_80721613\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13157\" src=\"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bildschirmfoto-2023-05-08-um-09.40.04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"708\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column three_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Eco Raise<\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Producing bricks from the shells of an invasive species which harms the mangrove forests at the Brazilian North Eastern coastline. It\u2019s a small-scale social enterprise that developed this innovative win-win solution together with a local non-profit. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3b9dd4_30186666\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h3><b>Paving roads with plastic waste<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turning plastic waste into bricks is just one solution. Other initiatives focus on using residual, non-recyclable municipal or ocean plastic waste for the construction of roads. Two leading companies in this field are from the UK (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/macrebur.com\/\">MacRebur<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and the Netherlands (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plasticroad.com\/en\/\">Plastic Road, now renamed in CirculinQ<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prakati.in\/use-of-plastic-for-road-construction-in-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jamshedpur, India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, roads were built from a mixture of plastic and bitumen. In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plasticsmartcities.org\/products\/plastic-road\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indonesia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, roads made of a plastic-asphalt mixture have been built in many areas. The startup <\/span>GreenTile <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">from Egypt started to produce <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/ausland\/wie-aegypten-aus-plastikresten-pflastersteine-backt-a-7f392091-0826-4544-804a-ec7e00f5e45d\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">paving stones from recycled plastic bags<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 125 bags make one paving block. As a result, the startup has already been able to recycle 5 million bags. Their goal is to recycle 5 billion by 2025. The need is great: About half of all plastic waste in the Mediterranean Sea is likely to be from Egypt, according to the WWF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3bae48_00319175\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h3><b>The big question is: How to collect plastic waste?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several companies work on a business model to finance beach, river or ocean cleanups:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3bb7a0_84419327\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20210406006146\/de\/869419\/23\/Copy_of_pb_logo_inline-%28002%29.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic Bank\u00ae stoppt eine Milliarde Plastikflaschen auf dem Weg in den Ozean | Business Wire\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column three_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><b>Plastic Bank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasticbank.com\/\">The Canadian non-profit organization<\/a> pays locals to collect plastic waste and take it to collection points. The plastic is then recycled and sold to companies like Henkel at a premium that reflects the social benefit that comes with &#8220;social plastic.&#8221; The program has been very successful and has resulted in the collection of 81,000 tons of plastic. The limitations: The system only works for plastics that have a market value, such as PET bottles.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3bc757_03150275\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prevent-waste.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PlasticFischer_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic Fischer - PREVENT Waste Alliance\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column three_fourth\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><b>Plastic Fischer<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasticfischer.com\/en\/products\/fisch-plastic\">The German startup<\/a> focuses on stopping plastic waste before (!) it enters the sea. It develops floating fences to collect plastic from rivers. As the majority of collected waste is not recyclable, Plastic Fischer started to sell \u201cplastic credits\u201d to companies that want to become &#8220;plastic waste neutral.\u201d It is a startup company that installed its first pilot trash boom in 2020. 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There exist other companies which focus on a niche segment, e.g. to produce skateboards, sunglasses or clothes from recycled fishing nets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3beae1_11867174\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_divider_69fb7bef3bf0a0_88532281\" class=\"cmsmasters_divider cmsmasters_divider_width_long cmsmasters_divider_pos_center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3bf2b6_24929943\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_69fb7bef3bfd37_86836078\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_12937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12937\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12937 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/good-search.org\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fish-n-Bricks_1100-4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"688\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Fish&#8217;N&#8217;Bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Fish\u2019N\u2019Bricks<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We support Coral Gardeners in March 2023 with the proceeds of GOOD. 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