Recycled Marine Plastic Buttons
- Additive Companion
- NJNiall Jones
- Consumer Goods
- Fashion
- 2020
- United Kingdom
Summary
The shape of the button was informed by the chilled hands of cold water surfers and then produced using a filament made from recycled fishing nets. These were then transferred to injection moulding, using the same recycled net plastic in pellet form.
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Technology Details
- FFF (Desktop)
- Material Extrusion
- Recycled Fishing Net
- Filament
Process Steps
Printer category: Material Extrusion
- 1
Step 1Design
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Step 2Printing
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- Material
Application Profile
€
Under €25
Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.
Moderate
Requires basic problem-solving and routine skills.
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Research
★★★
Uses naturally abundant, bio-based, or fully recycled materials that process efficiently with low energy, minimising environmental impact and long-term waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.
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