CARBON BLUE RECYCLES PLASTIC WASTE SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL CONTAINERS AND BOTTLE CAPS INTO UNIQUE FURNITURE.
Founded by Stéphane Testa, in Gémenos, near Marseille, the company transforms used plastic sourced from the Marseille area into chairs and tables, sold locally. They plan to replicate this model throughout France and internationally.
They collect, grind, melt, and shape plastic waste into new products using small-scale workshops equipped with different machines.
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The process starts with the free collection of plastic waste from local industries. Stéphane collects waste within a 50-kilometer radius.
The plastics are sorted and categorized by color and polymer type.
Then there is a 3-step process, which Stéphane developed himself: reduction, fusion, and fabrication. The result is the plastic panels from which the finished products will be manufactured.
A micro-factory like this one can process 30 tonnes of plastic per year.
It requires 10 kilograms of plastic to make a chair and 35 kilograms for an armchair.
A table like this costs 230€ and a chair costs 220€.
Instead of expanding the Gémenos facility, Carbon Blue aims to sell its concept of transforming plastic waste into finished products and create additional micro-recycling factories elsewhere in France.
