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Repurposing Plastic Waste In El Cercado, Joseph Dooling, Kirby Townsend, Brendan Smith
Repurposing Plastic Waste In El Cercado, Joseph Dooling, Kirby Townsend, Brendan Smith
Honors Thesis
This project aims to assist the community of El Cercado in the Dominican Republic in turning their plastic waste into useful products. The design team developed a first iteration shredder, injector, and aluminum mold which future design teams could further iterate in order to make products out of waste plastic. Different products were researched to ensure that they can be sold or used in the community. The goal of producing these items is to stimulate economic activity in the community by creating economic opportunity. The design shall also be sustainable in three ways. It shall reuse plastic waste while also …