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A plastic waste barrier made of bubbles

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Dutch start-up The Great Bubble Barrier developed technology to capture floating (micro) plastic from rivers, using a curtain of bubbles. The Bubble Barrier is made by pumping bubbles through a perforated tube at the bottom ...

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A living wall made of recycled metal

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Associate Professor Bruce Dvorak, left, and Associate Professor Ahmed K. Ali of Texas A&M University, along with a group of students designed a living wall using recycled materials, which was designed to accommodate enough soil ...

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Biodegradable 3D printed splints as alternative to a cast

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Brazilian company Fix It designs and 3D prints splints made from biodegradable plastic, as an alternative to traditional casts. Anyone who has ever broken something, knows plaster casts are a bother. They are warm and ...

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‘Deep recycled’ panels made of de-inking sludge

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Scenographer Inga Aleknavičiūtė, in collaboration with German company Zelfo Technology and paper company Leipa Paper, created panels made of de-inking sludge as a form of ‘deep recycling’. De-inking sludge, a residual sludge from the paper ...

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How to grow (on) a building

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Part of Jerusalem Design Week, a team of designers 3D printed a wall made of seeded soil, which sprouted into a green façade. Two of the most common building materials, concrete and steel, are responsible ...

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Pallets made of waste coconut husks

Published 8 months ago by Sigrid | 2 responses

Amsterdam-based start-up CocoPallet developed a nestable pallet made of coconut husks, generally considered waste, that save up to 70% in shipping and storing space. Coconut trees can grow in almost any kind of soil, even ...

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