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- A stool made with 3D printed waste wood ‘textile’In a project called WoodenWood, researchers at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology developed a process to 3D print a rattan like textile from…
- New wing of museum built from bricks from urban wasteDING, the new wing of Design Museum Ghent in Belgium, will be built from an innovative circular brick, which is made for 63% of…
- Compostable cling wrap made with food wasteGreat Wrap, an Australian biomaterials company, developed a compostable bioplastic alternative to cling wrap, made from waste potatoes. Cling wrap is a translucent plastic…
- Dutch wool: from waste material to valuable productThe Dutch collective Hollands Wol Collectief (Dutch Wool Collective) aims to process Dutch wool, currently seen as a waste product, locally and use it…
- A chair made of recycled plastic wasteCreative platform Space Available collaborated with DJ Peggy Gou to design ‘Trash to Chair’, a chair made of 20 kg of recycled plastic waste…
- 3D printing with waste mussel shellsPhD candidate Marita Sauerwein at Delft University of Technology developed a way to create a 3D printing filament made from a major waste stream…
- From everyday waste to materials and productsLast month, New York art and design school Pratt Institute launched its first-ever Material Lab Prize, honouring students who engage in reclaimed materials exploration.…
- Tableware made of Murano glass and metal wasteArchitecture and design studio T SAKHI designed a tableware collection made of Venetian Murano glass infused with steel waste threads to create uncontrolled shapes.…
- Turning food waste into biodegradable plasticsCanadian-based company Genecis developed biological processes that convert food waste, otherwise destined for the landfill, into biodegradable plastics. The type of plastic Genecis produces…
- Lamps made of beer and coffee wasteItalian sustainable design practice High Society designed a series of lamp shades made from by-products of beer and coffee production. To make the lights,…
- Turing seafood waste in biodegradable bioplasticFour designers from The Royal College of Art & Imperial College London developed new manufacturing processes to turn seafood waste into biodegradable, recyclable bioplastics.…
- A modular tricycle made from recycled plastic wasteFor his graduation project for the Design Academy Eindhoven, Thomas Hoogewerf created a modular tricycle made from recycled plastic and metals, especially for use…
- Re3 glass blocks from waste glass can be dry-stackedThe project Re3 Glass by Telesilla Bristogianni and Faidra Oikonomopoulou of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands introduces a reversible building system comprising…
- Wooden pavilion built by robots to reduce wasteRobots have been used to make various kinds of constructions. Here at Materia, we have discussed robots laying bricks, fabricating a pavilion from a…
- Bioplastic made from CO2 and agricultural wastePlastic consumption is a major problem, mostly because only a small part is recycled and a large part ends up in our oceans. However,…
- Precious WasteThese textiles are handmade in Mexico from used plastic shopping bags. Designer Michelle Baggerman developed the process of making fine yarn from plastic bags…
- Waste No More With This Super Slippery CoatingBest of 2015! (Originally published July 9, 2015) The days of wasting ketchup, mayonnaise and other substances that stubbornly stick to the insides of…
- Tea And Coffee Waste Become 3D Printed Design ObjectsThe exhibition After the Last Sip explores how used tea leaves and coffee grounds can become materials for furniture, lighting and sculptural objects. Presented…
- Self-Guiding Laser Cutting Uses Sound To Reduce Metal WasteLaser cutting offers speed, flexibility and high precision. It can also create complex metal parts in small batches. However, manufacturers must often run many…
- Re:Stockholm Turns Construction Waste Into Public FurnitureSwedish designer Nicholas Niemen has turned construction waste into durable street furniture for Stockholm. He developed Re:Stockholm with the City of Stockholm through its…
- Wild Mushroom Mycelium Turns Agro-Waste Into PackagingResearchers in Sri Lanka have developed biodegradable mycelium composites using local wild mushroom species and locally available agricultural residues. According to the study, several…
- Pumpkin Peel Waste Forms Active Biodegradable Food PackagingResearchers at Kyushu University in Japan have developed a biodegradable packaging material made partly from discarded pumpkin peel. The composite film could help preserve…
- Pleated Paper Waste As A New Design MaterialIn April 2026, ISSEY MIYAKE’s Milan store presents The Paper Log: Shell and Core, an experimental exhibition that turns industrial paper waste into design…
- Recycled Paper Waste Forms Living Papercrete InstallationMorphosis by designer Raza Zahid is an experimental installation that explores the structural and ecological potential of recycled paper waste. By transforming discarded paper…
