Making use of renewable, recycled materials is becoming more and more important in our environmentally-conscious world. Fortunately, 3D printing technology is stepping up to help make this possible. There are already many printable materials that put old plastics and other waste products back to good use, and Italian Designer Marina Ceccolini is currently proposing a way to print with food waste.
These new food-based materials are being called AgriDust. Ceccolini designed these materials to make use of foodstuffs taken from her local landfill. The material is made up of about 64.5% waste products like fruit peels, nut shells, coffee grounds, and bean husks, the other 35.5% made up of binding materials like potato starches. The end result is a biodegradable substance that promises to reduce our dependence on oil-based plastics.
AgriDust is not yet ready for commercial release, but Ceccolini is optimistic about its future implementation.
