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Wastes
Harmonize
Worlds

Fight Against Climate Change Through The Power Of Design

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MISSION

To reduce global waste by converting demolition and construction debris into sustainable products, while enabling businesses to mitigate their waste footprint by purchasing these upcycled materials.

Transform construction and demolition waste (bricks, tiles, etc.) into eco-friendly building products, offering companies a way to offset their own waste generation. This program provides an innovative way for companies to take responsibility for their waste by supporting the recycling and repurposing of materials, contributing to a circular economy.

waste

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Waste Collection

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Product Ideation

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Biomaterial Selection

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Product Manufacture

Featured Products

Candle Warmer Lamp

Candle Warmer Lamp

Price

$59

Impact

landfill reduction; energy saving

This lamp explores new opportunities for craftsmanship using digital printing technology. The outcome is a candle-warmer lamp that leverages the low thermal conductivity of clay bricks to reduce the melting time of the candle and minimize energy consumption. A candle warmer lamp needs 10 kg waste clay bricks to make. If every person in the United States owns one, it could reduce landfill waste by 34%.

Bus Stop Seats

Bus Stop Seats

Price

$6999

Impact

landfill reduction; carbon reduction

Making six seats like this needs 720 kilograms of waste clay bricks. If all bus stops across the United States were to use Bioclay seats, it would lead to a 4% reduction in landfill waste.

Module for Fence

Module for Fence

Price

$6

Impact

landfill reduction; carbon reduction

If only 20.2% of suburban families in the United States had a fence composed of 288 units, it would be possible to achieve zero waste for clay bricks.

Team Members

Eduardo Benamor Duarte

Eduardo Benamor Duarte

Advisor

RISD Sustainability Design Lab

Lara Davis

Lara Davis

Advisor

MIT Masonry Research Group

Soojung Ham

Soojung Ham

Advisor

RISD Industrial Design Professor

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