Every element of the Zero Waste Shelves was designed with sustainability at the core. Firstly they are formed from EKOPly, a sheet material manufactured from 100% waste plastic which typically ends up being land-filled or incinerated. Each sheet is engineered to perform as an alternative to imported plywood, or to virgin plastic panels, yet in turn are fully recyclable at end-of-life. It is longer lasting the traditional timber, has no maintenance costs and is weather, rot, acid and chemical resistant.

Every dimension of the Zero Waste Shelving unit is chosen to minimise waste, meaning out of the 2.4m x 1.2m board, there is less than 10cm square of wasted material. The construction method is modular in order to keep production costs to a minimum and we are currently investigating using a CNC machine to further streamline the process, reducing cost and electricity consumption even further.

Secondly they are designed based on the dimensions of full sheets with the very minimum of waste produced as off cuts. Each piece is cut from full sheets with only the slot cuts producing any wastage. 