It's kind of a damn shame, but whenever I'm starting a DIY project, I set up three things: 1) the tools, 2) the materials, and 3) a bin to collect the garbage scraps. No matter what I make or how efficient my cutlist, there's always something left over that's too small to be used, and that night my local garbage truck goes back a pound heavier.
Thankfully, design company Mio (cofounded by Isaac and Jaime Salm) is trying to do something about 3) with Loop By the Yard:
Loop By the Yard is a reversible textile-like material for all DIY projects. Each order ships with a prepaid envelope for shipping scraps or the actual project (when no longer wanted or needed) back to MIO for recycling. Designed as a FREE product take-back system, Loop is made from Tyvek®, a spun bonded high-density polyethylene non-woven. This material has been actively collected and recycled for decades and now MIO will be employing this existing recycling infrastructure to complete and test a closed recycling loop. Each yard of Loop can be cut, sewn, wrinkled, folded, pierced, hung or hemmed like a textile. It is durable, breathable and waterproof, making it ideal for a variety of do-it-yourself indoor and outdoor projects.
If only they could do this with wood and plastic, I could put my garbage truck on a diet and go to sleep easier.
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