Italian design student Marina Ceccolini has come up with the idea to reuse the waste of fruits and vegetables for 3D printing.
The material called AgriDust is a mixture of 64.5% biodegradable waste like coffee grounds, peanut shells, tomato skins, lemon and orange peels or bean pods, and 35.5% binder material like potato starch. Using a 3D printer with a paste extruder, the material can then be processed to temporary products like disposable packaging or planters, before they are returned to the compost.
Although AgriDust is currently still a project at a prototyping stage, Ceccolini wants to further investigate into possibilities of how to use it in 3D printing.
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