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RISD Loop Lab

Sector: Forest Products and Packaging • Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Source: Dezeen

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A pilot initiative by the Rhode Island School of Design that transforms the school's own waste streams, starting with paper waste, into raw materials for students to reuse and reimagine. The project involves collecting, sorting, shredding, soaking, and pressing discarded materials into pulp slurry or dense paper blocks for reuse in student projects.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Forest Products and Packaging, Education
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Dezeen

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The project “RISD Loop Lab” is an infrastructure initiative in the Forest Products and Packaging sector, located in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Dezeen.

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2026-07-22

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A pilot initiative by the Rhode Island School of Design that transforms the school's own waste streams, starting with paper waste, into raw materials for students to reuse and reimagine. The project involves collecting, sorting, shredding, soaking, and pressing discarded materials into pulp slurry or dense paper blocks for reuse in student projects.

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Education

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United States of America (USA)

State

Rhode Island

City

Providence

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Dezeen

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Forest Products and Packaging, Education

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2025-11-08

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