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In this episode, we’re talking to David Bassetti, co-founder of 3D Seed. When David moved to Spain around 10 years ago, he noticed how much plastic was being wasted, and was frustrated that it became litter, instead of being recycled into new materials.
David developed a simple way of grinding up plastic to #recycle it into a feedstock for 3D Printing. 3D Seeds sets up small-scale projects to grind up every-day plastic waste, such as PET soft-drinks and water bottles, and then to 3D Print it into small objects, as a way to engage people in seeing waste plastic as a valuable resource. The kit uses very little energy and can run on solar power.
David was talking to us from an echoey room, and using his laptop mic – so I’m sorry that the sound quality isn’t great. I’ve learnt a lesson about the limits of post-production editing, and apologise to David as I should have suggested that we re-schedule the interview.
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Read on for more on our guest and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention.
Links
- Catherine’s blogs: Six ways to create a plastics circular economy also 3 ways to rethink packaging with the circular economy and 5 steps to circular, sustainable packaging
- Email David Bassetti david@3d-seed.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bassetti-92728014/
- David on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bassetti-92728014/
- 3D Seed 3D-Seed.com and Recycling 3d printer videos here
- Follow 3D Seed on Twitter https://twitter.com/3d_seed_bcn
- You can download open-source 3DP designs from Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com
David Bassetti
David is the co-founder of 3D Seed. After graduating as an Industrial Designer at Newcastle University, Australia, he worked as a designer for several different companies, designing a range of products including medical equipment and consumer technology. Moving to Spain around 10 years ago, he noticed how much plastic was being wasted, becoming litter instead of being recycled into new materials
He decided to design machines to grind plastic and then 3D Print it directly as a way to engage people in seeing waste plastic as a valuable resource.
3D Seed
We use your waste plastic in our Recycling 3D printer modules for the real Circular Economy and Smart Cities. Showing that plastic IS a resource to be reused again and again without it being sent to landfill or incinerated.
We show people that they are an integral part of the Circular Economy and we provide the incentive and equipment for communities to recycle and benefit by making something they need.. again and again… Scaleable solutions for the future.. available today. We believe that people have the only need and resources to change now..for a better future.. so giving plastic a ¨worth¨and showing it´s easy to reform it with 3d printing.. is a first step in stopping plastic going into the environment.
David would like to mention these people:
- Adrian Bowyer and Vik Oliver for their fabulous work starting the RepRap Revolution reprap.org
- Mahor and Diana from mahor.xyz and www.iamtech.es
- Katrina and Juan at CreaIdeaLab http://www.creaidealab.com/circular-economy
- Panos Sakkas at The New Raw https://thenewraw.org/
- Jan Japp at UpCycle https://www.upcyclingplastic.com/
- Nout and Sam at Van Plestik https://vanplestik.nl/en/about-vanplestik/
- Ignasi from http://ecointelligentgrowth.net/
- Lluis from Ecolutions https://ecoluciones.com/
- Mark at Plastic Oceans plasticoceans.org
- Sabine and Giacomo at Green Phenix ( Curacao ) https://greenphenix.com/
- Micheal and Deborah at Limpi ( Curacao) https://www.limpirecycling.com
- Dave Hakkens with Precious Plastic https://preciousplastic.com/
- Gunter and Anne from Plastic Hub, Catalunya https://bazar.preciousplastic.com/
- Boyan Slatt with The Ocean Cleanup.. ( just cause he´s collecting more waste than any one person ) https://theoceancleanup.com/
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