Based on Melbourne data, selected plastic as a waste product to repurpose (85% of plastics are sent to Melbourne's landfill). 

Three major plastic types

HDPE - High Density Polyethylene

• Examples: shampoo bottles, milk jugs

LDPE - Low Density Polyethylene

• Examples: zip lock bags, Saran Wrap, plastic grocery bags, any stretchy plastic material 

PET - Polyethylene Terephthalate 

• Examples: plastic soda bottles, clothing fibers (polyester) 

Day 1 | Wednesday: 

• Collect plastics! 
  • Collect 3 different HDPE items
  • Collect 3 different LDPE items
  • Collect 3 different PET items
• Post photos of these items on the platform
• Watch "The Story of Plastic" (1.5 hours, purchase for $3 on Amazon Prime) 

Day 2 | Thursday: Create a process to beginning to test 

• Clean all plastic items (9 total) 
• Design tool to process plastic
  • Creating a tool for turning plastic into strips 
• "Processing" the plastics
  • For each of the major plastic types, choose 1 item to: 
    • Shred 
    • Turn it into strips 
    • Heat to form new shape (use hair dryer, do this test outside, and be careful!)
    • Compression (use books or heavy material) 

Day 3 | Friday: 

Research how these plastics repurposed for the following: 

• Fabric
• Brick / block 
• Net or basket
• Flatware

Once you've completed your research, begin experimenting to create: 

• Fabric
• Brick / block 
• Net or basket
• Flatware

You can use the techniques you learned the day prior (shredding, stripping, heat and compression). Document your creations! 

Check out what this guy created. 

Day 4 | Monday: 

Day 5 | Tuesday: