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Kaitlyn Badlato
The plastic bag
the plastic grocery bag is used in excess in the united states, but it is rarely reused or recycled. the first free build task was to create a container made from upcycled materials. I chose the plastic bag, because like many college students, I had a plethora underneath my kitchen sink. I set out to create a stronger plastic bag, made with over 100 grocery bags through weaving techniques and the use of heat to join the materials. the end result was a strong and flexible outer net structure with a sealed, thin inner lining.
124 Plastic Bags
This is a plastic bag
cut into 4 strips 9,920 Chain stitches
Ironed to create Lining joints soldered for strength
60 bottles 40 ft of wood 132 holes 20 nails LIFE OF TheA GLASS Glass BOTTLE
Bottle Bottle desk
X5 X5 X5
60 bottles 10 six-packs 15 VARIETIES
Glass can be recycled and renewed an infinite number of times; however, it isn’t used as frequently as paper or plastic because of it fragile nature. For the second Free Build, I set out to create a work station which utilized the glass beer bottle as a structural element. I incorporated the use of upcycled wood and the development of a simple repetitive process to create an easily replicable product.
Production
Coloring agents - 2% Sodium Carbonate - 12% Calcium Carbonate - 12%
Silica Sand - 74%
RaW materials
LIFE life OF of aA GLASS glass BOTTLE bottle
1. Mixed together in a rotary tumbler with water 2. Poured into furnace & heated to 1400*C & rises to 1540*C 3. hot & cold air is blown to reuce temperature. 4. Glass enters a forming machine to mold it. 5. glass cools & is sent through a Kiln to reheat & cool the Glass Again
Brown: nickle, sulfur, and carbon are added + the amber tint reflects uv light & protects against spoilage Green: metals: iron, copper & chromium are added Clear : ion-oxide is separated from the mixture so that no color appears + often used for household food products & liquors Blue: forms naturally as a result of ion impurities in sand; cobalt oxide makes it a deeper blue color + often used for cosmetics, wines & elite drinking waters how does glass
get it’s color? used in restaurants, bars, sporting events and sold in supermarkets. usually used only once before thrown out or recycled.
Reaches USES Consumer & is By the end of this year, glass manufacturers plan to discarded Process use 50% recycled materials sent to facility in the production of new to be bottled glass bottles.
+ 10 states have bottle bills + a 5-10 cent refund provides a monetary that incentive to return the container for recycling + gives access to recycling for those who Were don’t have curbside access recovered for + In NY, Container litter was reduced by recycling in 2009, 70-80% after implementation epa estimates
recycled
three million tons
sold to container manufacturers as cullet to becom new
glass that does not meet specifications may be used for a secondary application.
21% 19% 60% recycled to glass
Secondary use landfill
if glass ends up in a landfill, recycling just one its lifespan is infinite and will glass bottle saves enough energy to not degrade. power a tv for 30 minutes
90% recycled to glass
landfill
100%
recycling process
50% Bottle bills glass Secondary time from recycling bin bottles or fiberglass. use to store shelf can be as little as 30 days dual stream vs. Single Stream
+ Total litter reduction across US:
Glass bottles are easier to recycle because unlike plastic or glass, it is 100% recyclable!
1. Collection: brought to a materials recovery facility, sent to a cullet processor for further sorting & cleaning, separated by color. 2. Processing: the cullet processor removes contaminants (ceramics, non-container glass, metals, gravel, and dirt) then sorted by color & is sized to meet “furnace ready� specification.
+ aggregate + filtration + Brick Manufacture +Parking LOTS
Secondary uses
innovative Upcycling
+ fiberglass + Glass Mulch + Countertops + TIle
x10 The Glass Manufacturing industry is worth
50
$5.5 Billion 65
glass manufacturing plants in 23 states.
cullet processors in 25 states
Bottle Manufacturers & Distributors
sources of bottles in charlottesville
189
restaurants & bars in charlottesville
60 bottles 40 ft of wood 132 holes 20 nails LIFE OF A bottle GLASS BOTTLE desk
Bottle desk
X5 X5 X5
60 bottles six-packs 510six-packs 1315 VARIETIES
40 ft of wood 60 Cuts
survey of materials
woodchuck: 7.69” newton’s folly: 7.69” mike’s hard lemonade: 8.00” blue moon: 8.50” redd’s apple ale: 9.06” yuengling: 9.06” sam adams: 9.06” budweiser: 9.06” angry orchard: 9.13” corona: 9.50” starr hill: 9.68”
0.75” diameter
assembly construction
0.75” depth
2.50” diameter
132 holes 66 2.5” diameter 66 0.75” Diameter
THE PLASTIC bOTTLE
Water bottles and Pepsi bottles fill the recycling bins at UVA. For our Final Free Build, our team set out to create a pavilion structure from 20 oz. pepsi bottles that we collected from the UVA recycling center. With only the addition of rubberbands as structural connections, we were able to investigate, implement and adapt a building unit and typology to create a structure with capabilities of exponential growth.
LIFE OF A pLASTIC BOTTLE dELIVERY
SALES
dISPOSAL
rECYCLING
upCYCLING
Outside of center stairwell
Recycling Bin (12)
Main resource for drink consumers at Campbell Hall Resource for bottle collectors Available for purchase: Pure Leaf, Naked, Gatorade, Pepsi
Fine Arts Cafe (71)
Nearest to Fine Arts Cafe Tucked away near vending machines; maybe forgotten
Recycling Bin (5)
Large and salient
Recycling Bin (29)
Outside of lecture hall (153), near exit Bottles disposed of before lecture or exit
Recycling Bin (32)
Outside of center stairwell
Recycling Bin (28)
RECYCLING @ CAMPBELL
East graduate studios balcony
Recycling Bin (32)
Across from tech bridge
Recycling Bin (1)
West graduate studios balcony
Recycling Bin (32)
Middle/West graduate studios,
Recycling Bin (3)
Outside of East Addition
Recycling Bin (47)
Outside of center stairwell, adjacent to my desk
Recycling Bin (83)
My studio desk
Donation Station (102)
In West studios
Recycling Bin (24)
20 fl. oz pepsi bottles no16
bottle HUT bottle caps
& No33 RubberBands
diameters
dimensions
a = 2.86” b = 2.67” c = 2.86” d = 1.05” e = 0.42” f = 0.94”
a = 1.75” b = 0.19” c = 3.19” d = 0.13” e = 2.19” f = 0.25” g = 0.63”
a
b
c d e
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3,052 bottles 61,040 fl.oz. 11 bathtubs of pepsi
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: Serving Per Container: 3, 052 Amount Per Container % Daily Value* Calories: 763,000 42380%
THE NUMBERS
192,276 mg of caffeine 1,933 cups of coffee
x10
Total Fat 0g Saturated Fat 0g Sodium 167,860 mg Total Carb 21,058 g Sugar 21,058 g Protein 0g 0% Juice
0% 0% 61040% 70196%
other nutrients. *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
0% 0% 0% 0%
bottles: 3,052 bottle: 7 oz. total weight: 1335.25 lbs.
total weight: 1350 lbs. 8.4 Kegs
rubber bands: 18,312 package of rubber bands: 1 lb. total weight: 15 lbs.
Block
bend
Brick
X7 X2
X2 X2
bottles & Bands
X2
X6 X6
Blocks
Bends
snub square
cIRCLE pACKING tHEORY
compact binary
triangular
The triangular method
counter Clockwise
7
6
4
3
1
0
fRACTAL THEORY
n 0= b
0
N 1 = 7(n 0) + (24 x 3 )r = 7B + 24R
1
N 2 = 7(n 1) + (24 x 3 )r = 49B + 240R `
Mathematical rule for exponential fractal growthof Mathematical rule for exponential bottlesof and rubberand bands fractal growth bottles rubber bands B = Bottles r = rubber bands
n = b0 N = 7(n ) +x-1(24 x 3 )r x
X-1
2
N 3 = 7(n 2) + (24 x 3 )r = 343B + 1896R `
initial dESIGNs
exterior elevation
The dESIGN
Exterior Elevation exterior elevation
3/4” 1’0” 1’ 0” 3/4”= =
plan plan 3/4” = 1’=0” 1’0” 3/4”
section sect 3/4” = 1’0” 3/4”
interior
interior Elevation interior elevation + pixel diagram
3/4” = 1’0=” 1’ 0” 3/4”
21 hours
36 hours
Time line
10 hours 10 hours
washing 20 minutes/block
brick making 35 minutes/block
block making 10 minutes/block wall assembly 10 minutes/block
week 1 : 592 bottles week 2 : 780 bottles week 3 : 586 bottles week 4 : 1094 bottles
2.0 hours
2.0 hours
5.3 hours
3.7 hours
3.7 hours
4.0 hours
2.7 hours
2.7 hours
2.0 hours
2.0 hours
4.0 hours
7.4 hours
7.0 hours
7.0 hours
9.3 hours
13.0 hours
washing & water 20 seconds/bottle 2 fl.oz of water/second 779.6 gallons of water used x10 4983 bottles of water
IMPACT x100 20 showers x2
bottle future
Degradation
bioDegradation
Reclamation
Breakdown of plastic
Breakdown of molecules
back to nature
total time lapse: 450 - 1000 years
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Kaitlyn Badlato