Teaching Sustainability Through Plastics Recycling

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This on-demand webinar explores how Design and Technology can be used to turn waste materials into meaningful, sustainable products, both in the classroom and in industry.

Pat Link (Neston High School) shares how students use open-source recycling technologies in the school Makerspace to transform plastic waste into new products, embedding sustainability and practical skills into the curriculum.

Rory Dickens (Sustainable Design Studio) demonstrates how small-scale recycling tools, including injection moulding and 3D printing, can help students understand the journey from waste to product through hands-on learning.

Tom (Gomi) offers an industry perspective, showing how non-recyclable plastics and repurposed e-bike batteries are turned into high-quality consumer products, linking sustainability, craftsmanship and real-world design.