This thesis addresses the problem of plastic recycling through a new model industrial park in Hull, repairing and regenerating its current infrastructure and linking its people back to the once prosperous waterfront.
With plastic waste estimates constantly rising; endangering wildlife and ecosystems, the question being asked is ‘How can we reduce the amount of plastic pollution?’ By 2050 there is going to be more plastic in the ocean than there are fish.
Through the use of eco-friendly technology and Hull’s existing fishing and port infrastructure, the proposal is to collect sea-plastic waste and feed it to taxol fungi which disintegrates the plastic into a biodegradable protein. A new language of industrial buildings such as factories and warehouses house the equipment required to process the sea plastic.
PlastiCity reinvents Hull as an icon for modern environmental technology and recycling while at the same time providing jobs, attractions, and an energy innovation hub.
