Waste Age in London
Image by Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Flowers Gallery, London / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto
Oxford Tire Pile , Westley, California, USA, 1999.
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Image by Alexander Donka/Renewcell
A discarded bale of jeans, waiting to be recycled into Circulose — a new material made by recovering cotton from worn-out clothes for new garments.
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Image by Recupel
An e-waste sorting and recycling facility, Belgium.
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Image by Recupel
An e-waste sorting and recycling facility, Belgium.
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Image by Blast
Lovely Trash Column by Blast studio — a 3D printed column made from mycelium fed and grown on coffee cup waste.
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Image by Bjørnar Ovrebo
S-1500 chair, designed by Snøhetta for Nordic Comfort Products made from discarded fishing nets.
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Stella McCartney SU19 ECONYL® Jacket and Trousers made using regenerated nylon from fishing nets and factory waste.
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Totomoxtle by Fernando Laposse — a new veneer material made with husks of heirloom Mexican corn. The project regenerates traditional, at risk, agricultural practices and preserves biodiversity for future generations.
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Image by Ben Taylor
Charlotte McCurdy and Phillip Lim, Sequin dress — made from algae bioplastic sequins on a biodegradable plant-based dress.
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