3D Impact is a new co-op in one of Sevilla’s most depressed areas in the city, Polígono Sur. They recycle plastic to convert it into filaments for 3D printers. In this way, whatever shape they create is automatically a recycled object. They are now working on a way to selectively collect plastic in order to […]
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Sustainable tourism with recycled materials used to build a hermitage in Granada
A man from Loja (Granada) has built a hermitage and a cave home with his own hands, and he does it using recycled materials which he has found in the trash or the street. According to him, having a second life is very positive.
Ecomortar with recycled sand to reduce the extraction of the second most used natural resource
From the Department of Construction Engineering at the University of Cordova, a project has been set up with the aim of producing mortar with recycled sand using industrial waste from construction. At the moment, sand comes from natural gravel pits along river banks by cleaning or sifting, which uses a high amount of natural resources; […]
Integral recycling of batteries in the first plant in Spain that carries out the whole process
Ecopiba is the first recycling plant in Spain to recycle 100% of old batteries. It’s an initiative started in Malaga which, through a chemical procedure, is able to give new life to all parts of a used battery. There are already battery recycling plants in Spain and abroad that are interested in this model.