Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mcmullencounty.org/video/?vid=tUgmGghmczO Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Gujarat startup makes sustainable and affordable bricks that absorb pollution - Co2ncrete [nYOITclnEM2] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT India needs millions of affordable homes.But what if the solution was hiding inside industrial waste all along? In Ankleshwar, Gujarat which is one of India’s biggest industrial hubs — Vedant and Aditi grew up seeing factories dump waste into the ground.So instead of ignoring the problem, they turned it into a building material. Their startup, Co2ncrete, is making prefab homes, bricks and blocks using fly ash, silica sludge, construction debris and other industrial waste. And unlike regular concrete that emits CO₂, these blocks actually capture carbon while being made. They’ve already helped build more than 450 homes across Gujarat - proving that waste can become the foundation of affordable housing in India. bQyD30Atgez jSOym8pu27e rah5MHGq2Qh U2Gek4a0RoB nKEfDEf3fZm a7TXE12EgHS mjtTohwy58A
India needs millions of affordable homes.But what if the solution was hiding inside industrial waste all along? In Ankleshwar, Gujarat which is one of India’s biggest industrial hubs — Vedant and Aditi grew up seeing factories dump waste into the ground.So instead of ignoring the problem, they turned it into a building material. Their startup, Co2ncrete, is making prefab homes, bricks and blocks using fly ash, silica sludge, construction debris and other industrial waste. And unlike regular concrete that emits CO₂, these blocks actually capture carbon while being made. They’ve already helped build more than 450 homes across Gujarat - proving that waste can become the foundation of affordable housing in India. bQyD30Atgez jSOym8pu27e rah5MHGq2Qh U2Gek4a0RoB nKEfDEf3fZm a7TXE12EgHS mjtTohwy58A