BETTER TO TRANSPORT BTT.

BY THOMAS HOOGEWERF

NETHERLANDS 2019

HOW CAN WE USE PLASTIC WASTE IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY?

Better To Transport is a tricycle made from prefabricated sheets of recycled plastic. The aims of this project are to demonstrate the potential of recycling, to encourage reuse of plastic waste, and to create new business opportunities. The bike’s design and blueprints are open-source, so that the bikes can be produced at a low-cost using an oven, press, shredder, and plastic waste collected from the local area.. The artist believes that access to affordable, environmentally-friendly and high quality transportation should be a human right.

ABOUT

Thomas Hoogewerf is a multi-disciplinary designer focused on product design and communication design with plastic waste as the production source. He is involved in Circology, a design collective creating a variation of recycled plastic works and is currently working for PlaatjesMakers. Thomas is a core member of Precious Plastic, a global community working towards a solution to plastic pollution.

CONNECT

Website: www.circology.org

Instagram: @hoogewerfthomas