Plastic Recycling Network towards Affordable 3D Printed Homes

尽管塑料在广泛的应用中具有丰富和宝贵的优势，但公众对塑料的依赖性日益增加，已经引起了严重的社会，环境和经济问题。因此，加拿大政府计划到2030年实现零塑料废物;然而，这一挑战高度依赖于联邦、省和地区政府与公众、学术界和参与的行业成员的合作。在音乐会上，塑料回收网络（PRN）是由一个多学科的教师小组，旨在带头在不同的角度，即塑料废物的国家问题，技术、环境、管理、社会和政策制定。该网络包括一个由工程、林业、管理和心理学研究人员组成的跨学科团队，他们将与船上的工业合作伙伴协同工作。PRN的设想是在该赠款的任期内成为塑料废物领域的关键区域和国家支柱，同时吸引外部研究资金，与更多的公司建立联系，帮助地方和国家政府管辖区更系统地管理塑料废物，以科学为后盾，并通过多种媒体渠道和文化变革举措成为社会影响者。此外，PRN计划在不列颠哥伦比亚省和加拿大利用回收塑料开发和商业化负担得起的3D打印房屋，从而产生重大的社会，环境和经济影响。PRN成员提供的广泛的专业知识和设施，加上各种合作伙伴的存在，将保障这一举措的成功。

Despite their abundant and invaluable advantages in a broad spectrum of applications, the rising public dependency on plastics has posed serious social, environmental, and economic concerns. As such, the Government of Canada plans to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030; nevertheless, this challenge is highly reliant on the collaboration of federal, provincial, and territorial governments, in conjunction with the public, academia, and engaged industry members. In concert, the Plastic Recycling Network (PRN) is composed of a multidisciplinary group of faculty members aiming to spearhead the national issue of plastic waste in different perspectives, i.e., technological, environmental, management, social, and policymaking. The network encompasses an interdisciplinary team of researchers from engineering, forestry, management, and psychology, who will work in concert and with onboard industrial partners. PRN envisions to be a key regional and national pillar in the area of plastic waste during the tenure of this grant while attracting external research funding, connecting with a larger number of companies, helping local and national government jurisdictions manage plastic waste more systematically, backed up by science, and being a social influencer through multiple media channels and cultural change initiatives. Furthermore, PRN intends to develop and commercialize affordable 3D printed homes across BC and Canada from recycled plastics, thereby having significant social, environmental, and economic impacts. The broad spectrum of expertise and facilities offered by PRN members in conjunction with the presence of diverse partners would indemnify the success of this initiative.