AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Life On Land
KEYWORDS
Plastic pollution , recycling, circular economy
COUNTRY
Netherlands
DESIGNED BY
Dave Hakkens
WEBSITE
https://preciousplastic.com/en/
precious plastic
Let people in every corner of the world know they can start their own local plastic workshop.
For the past two years we have been developing machines to recycle plastic waste, locally. The machines are developed using basic tools and materials. We share all the blueprints open source online. This way people around the world can build them.
Once the machines are built people can start experimenting, creating and producing new products from their local plastic waste.
The primary goal is to recycle as much plastic as we possibly can. This would clean up our shared environment, improve living conditions and possibly create financial value!
An important aspect of the project is to create a world wide community of like-minded plastic savers. People working for a cleaner future, sharing knowledge, helping each other, and collaborating.