• Bricks from agricultural irrigation canal (AIC) sludge and mirror factory residue (MFR) have been successfully made and tested. • The effect of the MFR addition (5–20%) to AIC sludge was studied. • Compressive strength of up to 45 MPa were obtained at ambient temperature (25 °C) from mixtures. • The bricks' physical and mechanical features met ASTM C62 building brick criteria. • Brick making from two residues is innovative. Owing to the high demand for construction materials, the construction sector plays an important role in assessing different types of agricultural and mirror industry residues. Consequently, for the first time, a study has been conducted in which residues from the agricultural and mirror industry are used together to contribute to the production of a more environmentally friendly brick. Agricultural irrigation canal (AIC) sludge could not be used alone in brick making because of its low plasticity. Improvement of the plasticity of AIC sludge for the extrusion was achieved with another highly plastic mirror or glass factory residue (MFR) from sand washing process. The two residues as raw materials were mixed at various mass ratios of 90/10, 85/15, 80/20 and 75/25 wt%, extruded with proper moisture content, dried at 110 °C and fired at 950 °C and 1050 °C, respectively. An increasing amount of MFR in formulations improved both plasticity and compressive strength of bricks. For raw materials, the mineralogical analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD); chemical analysis by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX); morphology by scanning electron microscopy (SEM); and thermogravimetric analysis were performed. Plasticities, Bigot’s curves and dilatometry analysis of all mixtures were evaluated. Firing shrinkage, apparent density, apparent porosity, water absorption, freeze–thaw resistance, bending strength and compressive strength were determined for fired bricks. These final brick products were also characterised using SEM and XRD. In this study, bricks from AIC sludge and MFR mixtures were showed with a compressive strength in the range of 10–45 MPa. It was found that the bricks made with AIC sludge-MFR 75/25 mixture fired at 1050 °C had superior freeze–thaw and mechanical features. The outcomes demonstrated that these two raw materials have adequate characteristics for ceramic brick production.