HAMECO

WHERE DID YOUR PLASTIC GO???

IT WENT HAMECO!!!

GROUP MEMBERS:

EVAN TROUTT TOY DESIGN

JOSHUA CHANG - ARCHITECTURE
LEIDY CAMPO VASQUEZ DIGITAL MEDIA
NICOLE JOHNSON FINE ARTS/PHOTOGRAPHY
MELISSA MARSELLA FASHION DESIGN
 GROUP PLEDGE

We pledge to our Earth and our community,

That we will be leaders in the repurposing of
a large quantity of unnecessary plastic
waste. We recognize that to make a
difference we need to bring together the
community. By creating dialogue, raising
awareness, and bringing together the
community, we will successfully change the
way plastic waste is treated.
IN OUR GROUP, WE:
 FEELING ON EDGE ABOUT
PLASTIC WASTE???
KEEP LISTENING, AND WE WILL SHOW
YOU HOW TO TURN YOUR PLASTIC
BOTTLES INTO A SUPER FUN ACTIVITY!

(IT ALSO INVOLVES RELAXING AT THE

END. Yes please.)
TRANSITION MAR VISTA CHALLENGES:
WE DECIDED TO RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING TRANSITION
MAR VISTA CHALLENGES:

CHALLENGE #1
SHIFTING CONCIOUSNESS,
BUILDING COMMUNITY - (by Naomi Curland)

CHALLENGE #2
RE-PURPOSING & UPCYCLING
- (By Ginny Lerossignol-Blades)
 CHALLENGE #1
CHALLENGE #1
SHIFTING CONCIOUSNESS, BUILDING COMMUNITY - (by Naomi Curland)
 CHALLENGE #2
CHALLENGE #2
RE-PURPOSING & UPCYCLING - (By Ginny Lerossignol-Blades)

 PROBLEM - PLASTIC WASTE
THE FACTS:

Plastic is Forever
Recycling or cleaning up empty bottles is not a solution
for plastic pollution. The truth is plastic is nearly
impossible to break down naturally

Another reason why we have plastic pollution are

fishing nets. Many of the fishing nets are made of
plastic, so when these Nets break the plastic goes to
the ocean, it affects the entire chain of ocean life

We have an island in the middle of the North Pacific

Gyre, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch which is
mostly composed of plastic. Its the size of India,
Europe and Mexico combined.

10% of the plastic we use yearly end up in the

ocean. Thats equivalent to 700 billion plastic bottles!

90% of the trash floating in our oceans is made of

plastic, around 46,000 pieces per square mile.
 PLASTIC WASTE (continued)
In the Los Angeles area alone,10 metric tons of plastic
fragmentslike grocery bags, straws and soda bottles
are carried into the Pacific Oceanevery day.

50 percent of the plastic we use, we use just once

and throw away.

The average American throws away approximately185

pounds of plasticper year.

It takes 500 - 1,000 years for plastic to degrade.

44 percent of all seabird species, 22 percent of

cetaceans, all sea turtle species and a growing list of
fish species have been documented with plastic in or
around their bodies.

Virtually every piece of plastic that was ever made still

exists in some shape or form (with the exception of the
small amount that has been incinerated).

Show first 45 seconds of video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=cwTDvqaqPlM
WAYS TO RISE ABOVE PLASTIC
Choose to reuse when it comes to shopping bags and bottled
water. Cloth bags and metal or glass reusable bottles are
available locally at great prices.

Refuse single-serving packaging, excess packaging, straws and

all "disposable" plastics. Carry reusable utensils in your purse,
backpack or car to use at potlucks or take-out restaurants.

Reduce everyday plastics such as sandwich bags and juice

cartons by replacing them with a reusable lunch bag that
includes a thermos.

Recycle. If you must use plastic, choose #1 (PETE) or #2

(HDPE), which are the most commonly recycled plastics. Avoid
plastic bags and polystyrene (Styrofoam) as both typically have
very low recycling rates.

Spread the word. Talk to your family and friends about why it is
important to reduce plastic in our lives and the awful impacts of
plastic pollution.
 SOLUTION:

Introducing:
THE

HAMECO
Made out of your
very own recycled
plastic!!!
 WHAT IS THE HAMECO???
A HAMMOCK CREATED OUT OF STRIPS MADE
FROM OLD PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES.

INSTEAD OF LETTING PLASTIC BOTTLES GO INTO

HAMECO THE TRASH OR RECYCLING, WE WILL HAVE
SEPARATE BINS FOR JUST BOTTLES ON CAMPUS

WE WILL THEN USE OUR SPECIAL PLASTIC

BOTTLE CUTTER TO PROCESS THE BOTTLES
INTO DURABLE STRIPS OF PLASTIC.

FROM THERE WE CAN WEAVE THE STRIPS INTO

LARGE RECTANGLES, AND CREATE HAMMOCKS
FOR OUR CAMPUS OUT OF THEM.

BLANKETS PROVIDED AS DONATIONS WILL BE

AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT TO PLACE ON TOP OF
THE HAMECO
PLASTIC BOTTLE CUTTER
VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JMbT4DOi21U
 PRIORITIZING UPCYCLING ON
CAMPUS
We believe that upcycling on campus is a priority before creating a business out of
the HAMECO.

We want to host an event at OTIS, bringing together our students and staff to create
HAMECOs for our campus.

This fulfills core concepts from Awakening the Dreamer :

the event is emotionally fulfilling for those who participate
The event is environmentally sustainable
The event is socially just

Hosting an event builds community at OTIS.

This creates A New Story:

Which means consciousness is shifted from:
-Scarcity to abundance
-Separate to interconnection
-Competition to collaboration
SKETCHES, SWATCHES
Developing the weave structure for the HAMECO:
Initial idea sketch:
 SAMPLE #1
First sample, following
traditional hammock weave:

Average strip (1/4

width) yielded from
a 1 liter bottle is
2.5 feet long
 SAMPLE #2
Second sample, following a
traditional loom-style weave: This sample
works the best,
as it works with
the way the
plastic naturally
wants to curve
from being in the
shape
of a plastic bottle
first. It is also
the more
supportive and
comfortable
sample.R

WINNER!
 WEAVING A HAMMOCK
For HAMECO we would modify the following into a method using our plastic
strips
(i.e.- no paper loom, but taping down plastic strips at the beginning to fasten).

At the end of the weaving process, the plastic strips can be stapled together
using an industrial staple gun.
 HOW TO BRING HAMECO TO OTIS
Collect plastic bottles from campus

Host event (with stations for cutting, weaving,

finalizing the Hammock)

At the end of the event, teams can place their

hammock & secure it to the school grounds, in HAMECO
previously approved locations

Before and throughout the event, members of the

original HAMECO team will provide students and
staff with information and environmental facts about
plastic waste and its results on the ecosystem

This information will always be followed up with

ways to Rise above plastic, and how HAMECO is
a responsible way of dealing with our waste.
 HOSTING AN EVENT AT OTIS
Make a checklist- create a step by step guide to organizing something this great.

Develop a budget- Going through the list of things you need, then figuring out where
the money will come from (fundraising etc..) or if you can work with the school. Always
remember that at events like this you want to have some entertainment, food (making
sure to have the right about based off the guest or your facility), supplies and any extra
expenses you may need.

Divide And Conquer- Assign positions to every team member, Everyone has a piece of
the puzzle.

Make it Social- We live in a digital age, use all the resources you can. FACEBOOK,
TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, SNAPCHAT!!

Always have a plan B- Something will ALWAYS HAPPEN! Making sure that you have
extra of what you might run out of, or maybe just back of people to call for help.

Make Everything Happen!!

 HAMECO EVENT DETAILS
Hosted in the OTIS Commons
Talk to Student Activities for info on how to go
about hosting the event through them
Bottles will be collected in the weeks leading up
to the event
By placing special collection bins for
plastic bottles ONLY
We will need approx. 20 bottle cutters for the
event
Event is organized into stations for cutters,
weavers, and finalizers (who staple the woven
pieces together at the end, and fasten them to
approved locations for HAMECO on the school
campus

HOW TO GET THE WORD OUT:

News Feed
Blogs
Group
Photos
School Website
Social Word Of Mouth
Live Promotion
 A BLURB FROM STUDENT VOICE
REPRESENTATIVE JOSHUA CHANG!!!
As a student voice representative and campus activities board
member I can have a really good chance in spreading the word
about our idea and to get people to help us.

What a great guy!!!

We would collect the plastic water bottles from the silver
recycling bins in the exterior red bins. We could have any plastic
water bottles distributed from Elaine's dining hall and kitchen.
And if we even needed to we could create a special bin for
special bottles that can be easily turned into long yards of plastic
string. All of this would be approved by chief of safety and
security and a lot of head people from the second floor. I would
do a great job in for filling those needs for I am a trusted student
and well-known being on campus. To make this event go
smoothly we would cooperate with CAB and produce a magical
and wonderful experience for the students on campus.
 BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Make face-to-face connections, strengthen
existing relationships
Pulling diverse groups together
Possibly raising money for your event and
having enough to donate to a great cause!!
Strengthen the OTIS community
Fostering community pride
Teaching new things
Relax, let loose, have fun
Really getting the chance to involve the ENTIRE This could be you
community at OTIS but you
Get to know other artists like yourself. playin
HAMECO ON CAMPUS

Wouldnt have
happened in a
HAMECO!
 FURHTER DOWN THE ROAD
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT AFTER PUTTING HAMECO ON THE
OTIS CAMPUS:

HOW COULD THIS BE BROUGHT FURTHER INTO THE

COMMUNITY?
COULD THIS BE AN EVENT HOSTED REGULARLY AROUND LA?
CREATING HAMMOCKS TO IMPROVE DIFFERENT AREAS OF
LA?
(COULD BE ADDED TO PARKS, MUSEUMS, OTHER CAMPUSES,
ETC.)
THANK YOU!


QUESTIONS?