Research method
- Data Collection: use an appropriate scale to measure the 3D print waste available in the department either in its container or decant contents into a separate container. Measure and document the weight of the container(s) separately.
- Informal interview in the form of casual conversation:
- How long has the workshop or department been collecting 3D print waste?
- What does the workshop or department intend to do with the 3D print waste?
- Are you aware of any 3D print waste recycling or repurposing facilities in the college, or in UAL? If yes, what do you know about it?
- Reading Material
- Kent, R., 2015. Analysing Quantitative Data: Variable-based and Case-based Approaches to Non-experimental Datasets. 55 City Road, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473917941
- Kent, R., 2015. Analysing Quantitative Data: Variable-based and Case-based Approaches to Non-experimental Datasets. 55 City Road, London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473917941
Preliminary notes on waste audit:
3D print waste (net weight) by department in Camberwell
- Sculpture: 507g; 4 printers
- FACA: bin; 4 printers
- Digital Fabrication: 8016g (last year & this term); 10 printers (incl. 2 XL and 2 multi-colour printers)
- Interior & Spatial Design (ISD): 2204g (last year & this term); 3 printers
Vessels/ containers in grams:
- small cardboard box: 102g
- plastic bag: 50g
- Digital Fabrication cardboard box: 987g
- ISD box: 608g
Credits to Gabrielle, Maria, George, James