The UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais) School of Architecture is developing a technology that is unprecedented in the country, which reuses waste from the furniture industry in Minas Gerais, creating utensils such as lamps, trays and vases.
The waste is placed in a press that transforms the waste directly into the desired product. This process does not require other operations, such as machining and cutting. The UFMG School of Architecture has filed a patent application with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and will now license the products to companies. The intention is to involve recyclable material collectors from Esmeraldas, a city neighboring Belo Horizonte, in the project.
