From Landfills to Roads: The Garbage Revolution

Benjamin Horvat, founder of Lewis Structures LLC, is building a groundbreaking solution that could redefine waste management, construction, and environmental sustainability. Instead of seeing landfills as permanent dumping grounds, he sees them as the future source of construction materials. In this episode of Living Your Legacy, Benjamin reveals how his patented MSWagg technology transforms municipal solid waste, cosmetic waste, and plastic waste into lightweight construction aggregate stronger than traditional gravel. As he launches his first production facility in Wisconsin, he shares the challenges of scaling a waste-to-materials business, overcoming regulatory resistance, reducing microplastics contamination, and creating a circular economy solution with massive environmental impact.

Key Takeaways

• How municipal solid waste can be transformed into construction-grade aggregate
• Why microplastics contamination may become one of the biggest environmental crises
• The process behind turning garbage into lightweight gravel for roads and concrete
• How innovation and patents helped secure long-term market control through 2039
• Why landfills could eventually become valuable construction resources

Notable Quotes

• “The landfills of the future can be a source of construction.”
• “We are a wonderful solution for reducing microplastics contamination in society.”
• “You’ve created the seventh aggregate of the USA.”
• “Anytime when you are making aggregate out of microplastics, you're removing it from the environment.”
• “The landfill material dumped all across the world can be put under roads as a construction aggregate.”