Tag: Cairo home

Turning plastic bottles into eco-friendly Cairo home

Timur al-Hadidi and his team of workmen are leaving no stone unturned. They’re using discarded bricks, tyres and plastic bottles to build a home for al-Hadidi and his family. Having viewed hundreds of properties in Cairo’s city centre, al-Hadidi decided to buy a plot of land on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital. It’s a building project that started four years ago, and the 40-year-old says the construction process involves a lot of trial and […]