Trashpresso - A portable plastic recycling machine powered by solar energy

When do we have a Trashpresso patrol on the road every afternoon?

When you hear about Trashpresso garbage disposal machine, you will probably be a little suspicious because it seems too . perfect to be true: Trashpresso is a 12 meter long machine, which can be pulled from this place. elsewhere, turning plastic waste into ' trendy' bricks, solar-powered systems and li-ion batteries. It treats and recycles garbage, and even operates itself with solar energy, no need to attach to the grid, is that great?

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The machine can operate independently, without the need for electricity or water supply.

Trashpresso's 'food' includes plastic bottles, plastic containers and disposable plastic items. Even the water used to wash away the dirt on the plastic particles is also water . recycled mainly by Trashpresso, so the machine can operate independently, no need for electricity or input water.

Trashpresso has traveled in many Chinese cities and throughout Europe. According to the developer Trashpresso, it processed a total of 12,600 plastic bottles (and generated 2,520 recycled bricks) in 5 shows across Asia and Europe, in 2017 and 2018.

We can imagine the scene of the future, where Trashpresso devices automatically walk around the streets, accepting plastic waste to recycle on the spot. A bright, modern future without harming electricity.


This is how the Trashpresso recycling machine works.