Ethnographic Analysis of Urban Manufacturing Ecosystems
Internship proposition at the ERPI Laboratory 2026 - 2027
RESEARCH · MATERIALS · CIRCULARITY
Turning plastic waste into tomorrow’s materials.
Exploring distributed upcycling of mixed plastic waste through open-source additive manufacturing.
OUR AIM
From waste to new possibilities
Our overall research aims is to study, implement, and evaluate the upcycling potential of mixed plastic waste via in-situ reactive compatibilization using open-source additive manufacturing.
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Mixed plastic waste
Sorting and cleaning process make difficult to treat post-consumer plastics.
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Reactive compatibilization
Enhance the properties of mixed plastic blends.
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Open-source 3D printing
Give a new purpose to post-consumer plastics.
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Socio-technical perspective
Better understanding the appropriate use of plastic waste by a urban manufacturing community.
OUR APPRAOCH
Multi-level perspective of the Distributed Upcycling
Our overall research aims is to study, implement, and evaluate the upcycling potential of mixed plastic waste via in-situ reactive compatibilization using open-source additive manufacturing.
UP3DCYCLING project is supported by multidisciplinary expertise spanning three domains: 1) polymer science, 2) additive manufacturing processes, and 3) socio-technical systems. The interaction across these three levels is supported by experimental, modeling, and scenario approaches, which constitute a key added value of the project, enabling a holistic understanding of both technical and social dynamics.
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