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Summary

The work carried out in this thesis was focussed on an integrated production line tailored to the needs of TrashSmart, a startup in Ghana. This production line comprises integrated system of processes to efficiently convert various plastic waste into construction bricks within the social, economic and environmental context of TrashSmart in Ghana. The integrated system of different production processes, which together from the production line, can be seen in the flow diagram. 

The work achieved during this project mostly focussed on the pilot scale and prototyping of this production line. This conceptual line was developed following a tailored design process and involving multiple stakeholders related to TrashSmart at every step.

The pilot line was ultimately chosen to be very low-tech and low-costs. Both the investment and the running costs of the pilot phase are low to ensure the potential to test and prototype bricks before the final production line is implemented. This production system has shown that it works, and enables the production of bricks.