Disorient Plastic Recycling - Revision history

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	Disorient Plastic Recycling aka DPR ~~(pronounced <I>deeper</I>)~~<BR>		Disorient Plastic Recycling aka DPR<BR>

	Cell Lead: The Eye<BR>		Cell Lead: The Eye<BR>

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	The [[DPR_at_CCXii\|first DPR Lab test run happened at ~~Disorient Country Club Xii~~]], upstate New York in May 2024.<BR>		The [[DPR_at_CCXii\|first DPR Lab test run happened at CCXXii]], upstate New York in May 2024.<BR>

	===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===		===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===

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	===Banner===		===Banner===
	DPR [[Banners\|banner]] ~~will be displayed here when ready~~.		DPR [[Banners\|banner]] TBA.<BR>









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The eye: /* The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab */

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The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab

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	===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===		===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===
			[[DPR_at_CCXii\|CCXii]] - [[DPR_at_CCXiii\|CCXiii]]<BR>

	After decades of discussions, planning and good intents, we are still in what feels like the Stone Age of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling plastic recycling] both on the macro (planetary) level where less than 10% of all plastic products are being recycled and the micro (Disorient) level.<BR>		After decades of discussions, planning and good intents, we are still in what feels like the Stone Age of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling plastic recycling] both on the macro (planetary) level where less than 10% of all plastic products are being recycled and the micro (Disorient) level.<BR>

The eye: /* Our plan for Phase I */

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Our plan for Phase I

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	4. <b>On-site, on-scale and self-reliant</b>. The transportation of discarded plastics accounts for a large part of plastic-related pollution. Ironically, current recycling strategies involve polluting the air further by shipping huge amounts of waste around the planet... to burn it there. Following our DIY ethos, plastic recycled by Disorient is not moved to another facility across the planet or even across the playa. It is reconfigured on site with a solution tailored to our goal.<BR>		4. <b>On-site, on-scale and self-reliant</b>. The transportation of discarded plastics accounts for a large part of plastic-related pollution. Ironically, current recycling strategies involve polluting the air further by shipping huge amounts of waste around the planet... to burn it there. Following our DIY ethos, plastic recycled by Disorient is not moved to another facility across the planet or even across the playa. It is reconfigured on site with a solution tailored to our goal.<BR>
	5. <b>Distributed</b>. To have a better chance to reduce our contribution to the landfill, plastic recycling needs to become easy, hyper-local and sexy. Based on point #4 above, the solution should be open-source and easily replicable by other individuals/camps/communities. The current centralized industrial solutions need to be balanced and possibly replaced with decentralized individual solutions. We need to address the problem where it happens: in everyone's backyard. Small solutions distributed widely.<BR>		5. <b>Distributed</b>. To have a better chance to reduce our contribution to the landfill, plastic recycling needs to become easy, hyper-local and sexy. Based on point #4 above, the solution should be open-source and easily replicable by other individuals/camps/communities. The current centralized industrial solutions need to be balanced and possibly replaced with decentralized individual solutions. We need to address the problem where it happens: in everyone's backyard. Small solutions distributed widely.<BR>
	6. <b>Start with Disorient</b>. In recent years Disorient camp at Burning Man has welcomed ~~north of~~ 200 campers per year. Our plan is to design and implement a system that will be able to address the plastic recycling needs of all our campers.<BR>		6. <b>Start with Disorient</b>. In recent years Disorient camp at Burning Man has welcomed about 200 campers per year. Our plan is to design and implement a system that will be able to address the plastic recycling needs of all our campers.<BR>

	===Types of plastics===		===Types of plastics===

The eye: /* The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab */

2024-07-19T12:25:34Z

The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab

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	~~===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===~~
	The [[DPR_at_CCXii\|first DPR Lab test run happened at Disorient Country Club Xii]], upstate New York in May 2024.<BR>		The [[DPR_at_CCXii\|first DPR Lab test run happened at Disorient Country Club Xii]], upstate New York in May 2024.<BR>

			===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===
	After decades of discussions, planning and good intents, we are still in what feels like the Stone Age of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling plastic recycling] both on the macro (planetary) level where less than 10% of all plastic products are being recycled and the micro (Disorient) level.<BR>		After decades of discussions, planning and good intents, we are still in what feels like the Stone Age of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling plastic recycling] both on the macro (planetary) level where less than 10% of all plastic products are being recycled and the micro (Disorient) level.<BR>

The eye: /* The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab */

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The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab

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	===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===		===The Disorient Plastic Recycling Lab===
			The [[DPR_at_CCXii\|first DPR Lab test run happened at Disorient Country Club Xii]], upstate New York in May 2024.<BR>

	After decades of discussions, planning and good intents, we are still in what feels like the Stone Age of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling plastic recycling] both on the macro (planetary) level where less than 10% of all plastic products are being recycled and the micro (Disorient) level.<BR>		After decades of discussions, planning and good intents, we are still in what feels like the Stone Age of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling plastic recycling] both on the macro (planetary) level where less than 10% of all plastic products are being recycled and the micro (Disorient) level.<BR>

The eye: /* Our first Press */

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Our first Press

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	====Our first Press====		====Our first Press====
	<b>20240516</b>: We have purchased [https://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-h-frame-floor-shop-press-70603.html this 20 ton press]. DPR goes live at [[Disorient presents: CCXII - Possibilities of Pattern\|CCXii]] upstate NY at the end of May.<BR>		<b>20240516</b>: We have purchased [https://www.harborfreight.com/20-ton-h-frame-floor-shop-press-70603.html this 20 ton press]. DPR goes live at [[Disorient presents: CCXII - Possibilities of Pattern\|CCXii]] upstate NY at the end of May 2024.<BR>

	====Early research on press====		====Early research on press====

The eye: /* The rational for pre-sorting */

2024-05-16T12:57:31Z

The rational for pre-sorting

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	What's the [https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/wb6mkv/resin_vs_plastic_whats_the_difference/ difference between resin and plastic]?		What's the [https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/wb6mkv/resin_vs_plastic_whats_the_difference/ difference between resin and plastic]?

	====~~The rational~~ for pre-sorting====		====Reasons for pre-sorting====
	During our chat at the Sun Contemporary gallery opening on 20240404 in Bali, Sam (founder of [https://sungai.watch Sungai Watch] with more than 2000 tons of plastic collected to date in Indonesia and counting) recommends separating plastics before compressing them. His argument is that once plastics are mixed, they are no longer recyclable. There are dozens of different types of plastic out there but 7 categories have been given recycling codes which makes sorting a less daunting task. Sam claims that plastic bags are the most common type of plastic waste in Bali. The different types of hard plastics are usually more difficult to identify.<BR>		During our chat at the Sun Contemporary gallery opening on 20240404 in Bali, Sam (founder of [https://sungai.watch Sungai Watch] with more than 2000 tons of plastic collected to date in Indonesia and counting) recommends separating plastics before compressing them. His argument is that once plastics are mixed, they are no longer recyclable. There are dozens of different types of plastic out there but 7 categories have been given recycling codes which makes sorting a less daunting task. Sam claims that plastic bags are the most common type of plastic waste in Bali. The different types of hard plastics are usually more difficult to identify.<BR>

The eye: /* Types of plastics */

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Types of plastics

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	To determine which type of plastic a container is made of, you should look for its Resin Identification Code (RIC), which is the number (between 1 and 7) within the triangular recycling symbol located on each plastic product. This plastic recycling code system was introduced by the Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI) in 1988 to assist communities that were implementing recycling programs.<BR>		To determine which type of plastic a container is made of, you should look for its Resin Identification Code (RIC), which is the number (between 1 and 7) within the triangular recycling symbol located on each plastic product. This plastic recycling code system was introduced by the Plastics Industry Trade Association (SPI) in 1988 to assist communities that were implementing recycling programs.<BR>

	What's the [https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/wb6mkv/resin_vs_plastic_whats_the_difference/ difference between resin and plastic?]		What's the [https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/wb6mkv/resin_vs_plastic_whats_the_difference/ difference between resin and plastic]?

	====The rational for pre-sorting====		====The rational for pre-sorting====