AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Sustainable Cities & Communities
KEYWORDS
Plastic, recycle, Reuse
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
https://davehakkens.nl/about/
WEBSITE
https://preciousplastic.com/en/
Precious Plastics
Precious Plastic is an open source project to boosting recycling and reuse of plastics worldwide.
Our plan-A plan that will allow people, anywhere in the world to transform plastic waste into valuable things.1.Develop Machines- For the past two years we have been developing machines to recycle plastic waste, locally.2.Share, for free- 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.3.Open source- In order to build these machines people need to know that the blueprints are available to everyone.4.Create- Once the machines are built people can start experimenting, creating and producing new products from their local plastic waste.5.Clean up- 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!
What can be made- Lamps, jars, bowls, vases,buckets, thread, bricks or raw material for 3-d printing.
So let's recycle plastic waste into valuable stuff.