Circle Sector

Recycling centre Eco-Oh in Houthalen processes single use plastic packaging into a granulate that is used to make products like picnic benches. The recycling process involves collecting, washing, shredding, remelting and remolding plastics. Circle Sector collaborated with Eco-Oh to explore alternative strategies for recycling plastics.

Regardless of their potential as a natural resource, fish skins are currently considered a waste product of the food industry. More than 500 tons are thrown away each year. To explore the potential of fish skins as a natural resource, Elien Cruydt and Jolien Hendrickx produced a series of prototypes that consider the leather-like properties […]