HOW DEVELOPING A NEW MATERIAL FROM RECYCLE WASTE CAN HELP OUR ENVIRONMENT? What is the Problem? As a community is consumed an extensive amount of different products. Its common process is ending up in what we know as, Landfills. As the year goes by, waste gets disposed, increasing volume and toxicity, eventually impacting negatively public health and the environment.
The Process of Waste
Household Waste
Recycled Material
Landfills
Recycle means “to use something again” - Merriam-Webster 2015 Statistics
What can be Recycled?
Municipal Solid Waste : 245.7 million tons Recovered for Recycling : 58.4 million tons Recovered for Composting : 20.6 million tons Recovery of Materials : 79.0 million tons
0%
Wood
Food Waste
2015 Statistics of Recycled Materials Other
5%
Textiles
10%
Glass
15%
Metals
20%
Plastics
25%
Yard Trimming
30%
Paper
Plastics, Paper, Glass, Aluminum, and other materias
Metals : 50% from 2.7 million tons Paper & Cardboard : 63% from 71 million tons Plastics : 25% from 35 billion tons Glass : is a difficult product to maintain count
This percentage is based on distribution of waste materials in Landfills.
Materials that take longer to Decompose?
Benefits of Recycling
50 Years
1 Million Years
40 Years
Prevents Pollution, Saves Energy, Conserve Natural Resources & Reduces Waste 10+ Years
80 Years
What is the motive? The goal will always be, creating a movement or process to aware of the current issues with waste. Waste to Materia: Where creativities encounter the challenge on developing sustainable materials from recycled waste.
MATERIA Projects Made from Recycled Waste
PLYA (Ocean Plastic Waste)
Praet J. (Shredded Magazine)
Materia Madura (Plantain & Coffee Waste)
Sea Chair (Ocean Plastic Waste)
Adidas (Recycled Drift Nets)
NABILA M. DÍAZ | FUNDAMENTAL GRAD RESEARCH | SUMMER 2016
ArtiChair (Artichoke)