Roadmap

 

What We’ve Done: Stakeholder and ecosystem mapping Published Paper #1: Community Approaches To Recycling Plastics Recieved $5,000 grant from Venturewell Attended Venturewell workshop Project became a GISF/Capstone hybrid Pivoted focus to making products that will lock up the most plastic Investigated nipa huts, gutter systems, pavers, wall systems Validated that wall systems are viable and shifted focus to that Published Paper #2: Comparing the properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bricks to conventional concrete masonry units Received $20,000 from Venturewell Attended Stage 2 of Venturewell workshop

What We’re Going To Do: Conduct research on effects of contamination Prototype melter machine prototype system in US (full process of all machinery Get first investor/entrepreneur Launch pilot facility in the Philippines Gather research and optimize the facility for its ecosystem Publish Paper #3: The Economic Feasibility of Community-Scale Recycling Facilities Customer validation farther than customer segments in Columbia Attend fieldwork and travel to the Philippines