In several other experiments a creative print design approach was used to finish different non-woven recycled polyester textiles and then encapsulate them in the new recyclable resin. Customisable laser etching adds to the surface decoration, removing the need for additional treatments. In one example recycled PET pellets from old fleece dressing gowns have been injection moulded to produce a central console panel for a car interior. Trash-2-Cash scientists and designers explored a variety of material innovations using T2C recycled polymers and fibres, laser etching, an innovative recyclable epoxy resin and textile print design. T2C represents a movement towards different ways of working, making, connecting and consuming which means there actually isn’t an end at all but a very bright, circular future. This is the end of T2C as an EU H2020 project but it’s just the beginning - the basecamp if you like: for demonstrating how these technologies can really challenge conventional modes of production for exploring how design-science collaborations can drive circular innovation for continuing cross-industry partnerships for changing the way we all think about our own work and that of others. To complete the wealth of project resources you can also now find a final set of slides to represent the work we’ve completed and a final results brochure. We also recently completed the final T2C podcast for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF) 2018, which revisits key moments in some of the podcasts we’ve recorded over 3.5 years, as well as including a new reflective conversation about the impact of the Final Showcase and the reception it received among visitors. The circularity and Life Cycle Thinking represent the other body of knowledge related to the DDMI process in T2C, included in the third part the main findings. These are mapped to the general T2C process scheme. The conclusive third part of the report presents the final recommendations: the DDMI Recommendations Map comprising 32 core recommendations derived from the research as a whole, relating to four themes: Project, Knowledge & Information, People & Roles and Tools. The relevance of the workshops is such that most of this white paper is dedicated to the description of what happened during these meetings, how they have been designed, and what tools have been used. Twelve interdisciplinary workshops have been a key asset to set up and develop the interdisciplinary dialogue and knowledge-sharing among the different competencies involved in T2C project they have been crucial for the development and implementation of the applied DDMI methodology. A final process scheme completes this part, representing a generalisation and conceptualisation of what occurred during the whole DDMI process. The first part of this paper introduces the T2C project and the DDMI methodology, both in relation with the project and as a general concept. A summary of these recommendations is presented in this paper. The whole process has been observed, monitored and studied in order to elicit some final recommendations for future Design-Driven Material Innovation (DDMI) initiatives. The main aim of the applied methodology was to integrate design inputs - fed by life cycle, consumer behaviour and manufacturing expertise - into materials R&D in order to contribute towards closing a specific innovation cycle.Ī group of facilitators and design researchers (the “Methodology Team”) supported the development of the interdisciplinary process, and the contents of this report represent the perspective of the facilitators. It focuses on how the interdisciplinary and knowledge-sharing approach was mediated by design, involving the implementation of an experimental and exploratory applied methodology. The paper describes how the Trash-2-Cash (T2C) project was formulated and developed using a design-driven process, to achieve material innovation in a specific context taking into account specific processing technologies, disciplines and competencies. It maps and highlights the new knowledge that was created through these methods, enabling others to understand how and when to best use each aspect of this broad toolbox. It offers a unique and in-depth summary of the methods developed for this Design-Driven Material Innovation project. The White Paper is now available to download from the publications page.
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