# MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials

**Published:** September 14, 2026
**Author:** Zach Winn | MIT News
**Source:** MIT News — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/mit-spinout-turns-plastic-waste-into-resilient-building-materials

The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve. Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT, is on a mission to address both problems with a single solution. The company has…

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