In nature, biological materials and organisms are part of a circular process of production and degradation. This process sustains the Earth and living things on it. Humans, however, have introduced new materials and products which do not fit into the circular economy, resulting in waste, which, as we all know, is detrimental to the health of the planet. Research being conducted at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is aiming to create a process that allows for urban waste to be degraded and reused as a 3D printing material, thus creating a new type of circular economy. Read more
