Through this workshop, the participants created products out of face masks.

In the months since COVID has erupted, global use of disposable face masks has risen to around 129 billion per month.

These masks were made of multiple plastic fibers, and decomposing them could take more than 500 years, something that few people realize. By using face masks and a compression technique, participants learnt simple ways to make products out of this precious material to help lessen plastic pollution.

For ages 10 and above

Registrations are now closed.

Session 1: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Session 2: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

About NYUAD

New York University Abu Dhabi’s Plastic Recycling Research Lab is an interdisciplinary design research lab with a focus on getting and sharing a holistic view on global issues that relate to plastic and plastic recycling.

Research Assistants: Emma Olivia Anderson, Mariana Lugo Celedon, Sushil Bohara, Erica Wu

Faculty: Marcela Godoy, Goffredo Puccetti, Pantelis Demetriou, Philip Panicker