Our project has many different aspects and we would like you to see them all. So you do not miss anything here is a brief overview to help you get orientated.
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<b>The MAPLE System Modules:</b>
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<p>Our project is Plasticity. The project can be divided into 3 modules. Firstly, we designed a <span style="color:#00f"><b>[https://2013.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College/Waste_Degradation:_SRF waste degradation module.]</b></span> which breaks down materials which cannot be recycled, producing valuable chemicals and a feedstock for bacteria to be used in the production of the bioplastic poly hydroxybutyrate. In order to do this we are breaking down polyurethane in mixed waste and using what remains as the feedstock. We have also developed systems to deal with end of life bioplastics to recover the resources which go into them and reduce the need for virgin materials to be used. This is carried out by <span style="color:#00f"><b>[https://2013.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College/BioPlastic_Recycling:_PHB poly hydroxybutyrate recycling] </b></span> and <span style="color:#00f"><b>[https://2013.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College/BioPlastic_Recycling:_PLA poly lactic acid degradation] </b></span>. </p>
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<h1>Achievements</h1>
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We have proven that MG1655 can live and flourish in SRF.
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<h1>A Project for the World Today</h1>
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We have consulted with many different people and organisations in the course of the project. All have helped shape what we have done. We have spoken to waste recovery companies, bioplastic producers and the waste management team for the Greater London Authority. This has ensured that we are producing an appropriate solution to a genuine problem in a commercially realistic way.
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<h1>A Project for the World Tomorrow</h1>
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Technologies change us and we change technologies. We have carefully considered how our system will be received and how it might change with the future needs of society.
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<h1>Waste management requires more than technological solutions</h1>
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Through discussions with social scientists and waste management legislators we have discovered that solutions to deal with waste after it has been produced are only part of the solution to the waste issue. This has led us to devise several methods by which we can communicate the need to reduce the production of waste in the first place.
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<h1>Collaborations</h1>
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We have collaborated with several different teams throughout the competition.
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