2020 Edition

Woensel-Waste is a collaboration between Social Design Collective Tante Netty and Precious Plastic to make the residents more aware of their plastic waste. We designed containers and pouches for the residents to collect their household plastic waste at home. These were handed out door-to-door with the help of a handful of residents. In addition, we organized weekly gatherings where people could hand in their plastic waste and the neighborhood children would assist sorting the plastic in different categories. We asked the residents of Woensel-West what kind of object they wish to have in the neighborhood, created from their own collected plastic. With this input in mind, designer Ludo Schlechtriem designed four benches in different shapes. The more plastic we collected, the bigger the object could be. This motivated the people to collect as much as they can and to encourage family, friends and other residents to help.

The neighbourhood collected 200 kilogram of plastic. This plastic was shredded, melted and formed into brand new beams for public neighborhood benches in the newly renovated area of the district.