Each time I throw a plastic bottle into a recycle bin, I am unsure of what to do with the cap. I know that they are not recyclable, but it feels wrong to throw them in the garbage. The caps are made out of a different plastic than the bottles, the #5 plastic and usually are not taken by most recycling plants. I sometimes pocket them for a while, only to throw them out later.
The caps usually end up in landfills. A design agency based in Hong Kong called Kacama has created a new way to use plastic caps. Why not sit on them? Kacama’s chair designed, called PP Capsule is a beanbag chair that is made with recycled plastic fabrics, and is filled with over 4.000 plastic caps. The caps are ground up into small pieces, making a plastic confetti that is used as stuffing, and is comfortable to sit on.
The chairs have been made in various colors, and have a modern but warm look to them. The development of the chairs was supported by a community development program called Yan Oi Tong, and Kacama worked with a local recycling plant and local seamstresses who sewed the chairs.
Image Source and Links:
www.designboom.com – PP Capsule Chairs