scho - The Truly recyclable Toothbrush
Normal toothbrushes are made of three different plastics and are therefore not recyclable. A toothbrush should be used for no longer than three months. As the toothbrush scho is a monomaterial product, it enables the consumer to recycle it easily. The handle and bristles of this toothbrush consist of one and the same material: polyamide. It is about creating a circular economy, which focuses on reusing the resulting waste. In the designed circle of scho, a toothbrush is recycled to a toothbrush.
Normal toothbrushes are made of three different plastics and are therefore not recyclable. A toothbrush should be used for no longer than three months. As the toothbrush scho is a monomaterial product, it enables the consumer to recycle it easily. The handle and bristles of this toothbrush consist of one and the same material: polyamide. It is about creating a circular economy, which focuses on reusing the resulting waste. In the designed circle of scho, a toothbrush is recycled to a toothbrush.
This work was supervised by Prof. Mareike Gast, Anna Hoffmann & Karl Schikora. Photos by Martin Patze. 2018
Exhibition:
03/2019 Täglich Geöffnet Burg Galerie im Volkspark
05/2019 Bio - Kunststoff oder beides?, Materialarchiv Burg Halle
08/2019 Täglich Geöffnet, Spinnerei Leipzig
Publication:
2019 Recycle, Reuse, Dispose
2018 Bundesministerium für Forschung und Bildung
03/2019 Täglich Geöffnet Burg Galerie im Volkspark
05/2019 Bio - Kunststoff oder beides?, Materialarchiv Burg Halle
08/2019 Täglich Geöffnet, Spinnerei Leipzig
Publication:
2019 Recycle, Reuse, Dispose
2018 Bundesministerium für Forschung und Bildung
Talks:
06/2019 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Halle (Saale)
06/2019 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, Halle (Saale)