Orange peels, peanut shells, avocado seeds, the daily consumption of our favorite foods often goes together with leftovers. What if we give food waste a second life? Taking scraps as the starting point to create something new? With these Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Material Kits we document and share our hands-on research with recipes to inspire and enable (future) applications.

Exhibition (from 24.1. to 30.3.2025)

18x inspiring DIY Material Kits are currently on display at the BITZ unibz fablab.
Address: Via A. Rosmini 9, Bolzano
Opening times: Tue–Fri from 1-7 pm, Sat 10am-1pm and 2-5pm

Collaborators and support

BITZ unibz fablab
Material Library
MaMa! (secondhand material bank)
Kraftplex (cellulose based sheets)
GROWN bio (biotechnology company)

Franz Betz (kraftplex and wellboard)
Katharina Querbach (bio-based acoustic panels)
Nicholas Rapagnani (iNEST research fellow)
David Hofer & Grant Allen Schulz (mycology and circular economy)
Annelot Nijkoops (thin-film electronics)
Alessia Musio (project speed dating)

Recommended readings

Zahlen - Fakten - Tipps zur Lebensmittelverschwendung (PDF download)
Dati e suggerimenti contro lo spreco alimentare (scaricamento PDF)