2019 Galleries
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Galleries // 2019 Spark:Spring Student // Plastic Recycling 3D Printer
Plastic Recycling 3D Printer
Finalist
Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Wansik Choi
Design Type: home appliances
Company / Organization / School: Korea Polytechnic University
Team Members: Wansik Choi
Last year, I saw the news that garbage collectors in Korea refused to collect waste plastics in order to reduce the loss. They usually make profits through exporting waste plastics to China. But they could not export waste plastic because of the disruption of imports of waste materials from China. Because China wanted to protect nature from environmental pollution. The amount of plastic waste produced during the year is beyond imagination over the world. Waste plastics are also notoriously difficult to dispose because of the lack of space to store them, and the cost. So I devised a waste plastic recycling 3D printer for household. The concept of product is making a new plastic container through a simple process by recycling waste plastic generated in the home. I utilized mechanism that is principle of crushing, 3D printer. I also focused on design and display. The product body is designed round metal which is luxurious, sophisticated. The display is designed sensitive interface with blue color motivated by plastic. This is a eco-friendly home appliance in new era.
