Repurposing:

Purpose

• Cardboard (and paper) is the most common product in landfills
• Each day industry adds millions of pounds of cardboard to landfills
• This cardboard would have been thrown out or picked up by a scavenger
• The city of Chicago does not recycle
• Landfills consist of over 40% cardboard

WHY THIS PROJECT?

• Wanted usable product
• Knew where the cardboard was
• No need to buy materials
• Able to design and build it

ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIETAL IMPACT OF PRODUCT

• Less cardboard in landfill
• Shows cardboard is a building material
• Re-using Binders
• Functionable, light-weight chair

WHAT RESOURCES ARE CONSERVED AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

• Conserved: trees, oil, coal, stone (for factories)
• Important: Minimize our impact on earth
• Not reach the top of Hubbard's Peak as fast

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