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- Best of 2019: Affordable prosthetics made from recycled plastic wasteOriginally published on 11 January The initiative Project Circleg aims to fight the world’s plastic pollution as well as help people in need of…
- Post-consumer recycled denimPerhaps even your old jeans. Discarded jeans are sorted carefully, then shredded into small strips while a big magnet takes out all the metal parts. To make the yarn strong enough for weaving purposes the recycled jeans fibres are mixed with another material, in this case organic cotton (light and medium blue) and recycled PET bottles (the darkest grey tone). On display are a twill fabric and two Enschede Textielstad X SOETEKOUW weaving patterns: the Base and Forza pattern from the ‘Surprise!’ upholstery collection.
- Forza recycled fabricThe Surprise! collection is an upholstery collection created in collaboration with Enschede Textielstad, a weaving mill in the east of the Netherlands. This collection is made from recycled cotton. In the development of the collection, designer Roos Soetekouw and Enschede Textielstad set the goal to make the collection as festive and colourful as possible. All of that by not using a single drop of dyestuff; the colour in the textile comes from the recycled fibers in the yarns.
- Recycled PETThe 100% recycled PET (RPET) collection comes in a variety of fabrics. Waste2Wear is specialised in the recycling of plastic waste into high quality, yarns, woven and non-woven fabrics and finished textile products.
- Recycling old glass into better concreteResearchers at Deakin University’s School of Engineering in Australia found that ground recycled or waste glass can be used instead of sand when making…
- An electric car made of recycled plasticMandalaki Studio, in collaboration with Estrima and the Rossana Orlandi Gallery, developed what they say is the first electric car concept made with 80…
- New ‘plastic surgery’ process promises better recyclingResearchers at IBM developed a catalytic chemical process that digests certain plastics, like PET, into a substance that can directly be reused in the…
- Flatpack furniture made from recycled plasticMexican design firm Paola Calzada designed a line of flatpack furniture under the brand name Luken, made from recycled plastic. Luken offers several lines…
- Speakers made from non-recyclable wasteBrighton-based design studio Gomi created a portable speaker made from flexible plastic that is normally not recyclable by local councils in the UK. Annually,…
- Affordable prosthetics made from recycled plastic wasteThe initiative Project Circleg aims to fight the world’s plastic pollution as well as help people in need of prostheses by producing low cost…
- Wintan recycled leatherThis recycled leather reuses the waste of the tanning companies. The material has the appearance and touch of natural leather, because it is treated with the same processes as tanneries. The bovine-type fibres used to make the recycled leather come from the tanning process, when the skins are divided to match their thickness. These fibres are bound with natural latex.
- How to recycle solar panelsVeolia opens the first European plant dedicated to recycling end-of-life photovoltaic panels, with a 95 per cent recovery rate. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are…
- New machine can reclaim cement from recycled concreteYesterday, on World Environment Day, the Dutch companies New Horizon Urban Mining and Rutte Group presented a machine that can separate the ingredients of…
- Recycled wood laminateThis recycled wood laminate is completely made from waste wood and recycled wood. All waste wood has an FSC quality label. The glue used was developed by Herso and is biodegradable. The floor can be used in BREEAM projects.
- Recycled fishing nets on Nylon Stockings DayToday (15 May) is Nylon Stockings Day. While nylon offered a stronger alternative to silk stockings in the 1930s, here at MaterialDistrict we are…
- Lace LED: Recycled post consumer waste plastics LED lightThe importance of recycling is of course nothing new, but giving a new purpose to plastic is still a tricky subject. One option was…
- BetR-Block: building homes with recycled paperPaper is a valuable resource that is not optimally used. Large mounts of it are not recycled and end up on landfills. Yet it…
- Recycled London Olympic Materials Find A New LifeThis colourful new community centre in East London was built using recycled materials from the London2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The structure is made…
- Andeline Recycled LeatherThe EcoDomo Andeline Recycled Leather is composed of leather fibres extracted from pre-consumer leathers mixed with natural latex and Acacia tree bark as a binding agent. The product maintains the aesthetics of leather, while being resistant to a variety of chemicals and having an exceptional performance to abrasion.
- Recycled fishnets?Discarded fishing nets are a finding a host of new and exciting applications in products, from carpets and textiles to shoes and clothing. Some…
- Recycled LeatherSpinneybeck collects scrap leather and cuttings of 100% vegetable tanned leather, a mix of ground-up shoe soles and a water-based binding agent. The leather scraps, which otherwise would be discarded, are processed to create the final recycled leather product.
- Recyclable Epoxy Composite Combines Fire Safety With Lightweight PerformanceAircraft and passenger trains rely on composite materials that combine low weight, mechanical strength and high fire resistance. However, many of these composites contain…
- Recyclable 3D Printing Resin Enables Closed-Loop ManufacturingResearchers at Heidelberg University have developed a polymer for more circular 3D printing. The new material offers the strength and precision needed for detailed…
- Recycled Polyester Textile Technology Shapes Adaptive Lighting CollectionJapanese fashion innovator A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE and Swiss design studio atelier oï have unveiled a lighting collection centred around an innovative pleated textile…
