Studio | Better Future Factory

Who we are
and what we believe

We are imagineers, combining engineering, design and imagination to bring sustainable ideas to life. Driven by a curiosity for plastic as a material and annoyed by plastic waste. We want to create a world where we use plastic in the best possible way, not the worst. We believe that plastic is a fantastic material with the right design and in a closed loop.

Our core values

well done is better than well said

be curious

challenge yourself, every day

create a work environment that inspires

be an imagineer

weird is good, be open minded

straight forward & honest, what you see is what you get

create a happy team where people deliver their best work

dare to experiment

create a better future starting today

Laura Klauss

CTO & Co-founder

Casper van der Meer

CEO & Co-founder

Bart Bleijerveld

COO & Co-founder

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Koen Bleijerveld

Designer

Tim Tackenberg

Design Engineer & 3D print expert

Eddy Wullems

Handy man & Production Assistant

Anne-web

Anne Eijkelkamp

Imagineer

Curious what our office in a former tropical swimming pool looks like?

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New skincare brand Gntl launched its multi-use ski

The thousands of empty shampoo bottles collected a

Proud to have contributed to the new ocean series

Proud to have contributed to the new ocean series of Elho. Plant pots made from fully recycled plastic including marine waste like fishing nets and ropes. This design builds on the b for marble pots we helped developing and were made from bottle caps from the Amsterdam canals.

image made by Elho

#recycling #oceanplastics #plasticrecycling #futureproof

Thousands of empty plastic bottles, so what will w

Thousands of empty plastic bottles, so what will we do with them?? We are testing a closed-loop recycling system for one of our clients. Setting up sorting, cleaning, shredding, drying and preparing for injection molding for a new life as ...

More updates following soon!

#recycling #closedloop #sustainability #plasticrecycling #plackaging #futureproofpackaging #circulareconomy #plastic

The perks of having a workshop next to the office.

The perks of having a workshop next to the office. Tim is adjusting a mold on our lathing machine. 🛠️

#workshop #plastic #recycling #plasticrecycling #handsondesign #bluecity010

Transforming old trophies into a new trophy for th

Transforming old trophies into a new trophy for the Mubadala SVC tennis tournament 🏆♻️

Upstream trophies - from waste to glory

#recycling #upstreamtrophies #trophies #awards #sustainableawards #sustainabletrophies #recycledtrophies #sustainable #plasticrecycling

The 2022 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Trophy. M

The 2022 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic Trophy. Made from old tennis rackets, discarded tennis trophies and water bottles.

From waste to glory!

#upstreamtrophies #fromwastetoglory #plasticrecycling #mubadalasvc

Finishing 250 tiles made of recycled plastic comin

Finishing 250 tiles made of recycled plastic coming from Rotterdam rivers Maas en Schie and plastics bound for incineration. The signs are for the campaign "Hier begint de zee" aka "Here starts the sea" organised by @rotterdamcirculair & @rotterdam_makeithappen. Asking the public not to litter in the water or in the rainwater drainage system because eventually this will end up in our oceans! This summer all tiles will be installed in and around Rotterdam, stay tuned

#recycling #plastic #hierbegintdezee #sustainable #recycle #makeithappen

For testing small batches for plastic recycling we

For testing small batches for plastic recycling we make our own filament or granulate, for this we first shred the material, then we extrude it into filament like the photo to the right. For 3d printing we use the filament, for small scale injection molding we cut the filament into little granulate.

#plasticrecycling #experimenting #workshop #DIY #prototyping

Step 3 - releasing the part of our low tech mold.

Step 3 - releasing the part of our low tech mold. In this case we tested with the shape of little house, next would be a more functional product like gears or ... any ideas?

#experiment #plasticrecycling #DIY #prototyping #3dprinting

Step 2 of testing our low tech injection molds. I

Step 2 of testing our low tech injection molds. In this step the extruded plastic in the mold is pressed in our mini press. Final result next week!

#experiment #plasticrecycling #DIY #prototyping #3dprinting

Testing our low tech injection molds for prototyp

Testing our low tech injection molds for prototyping. We've created an add on for our self made extruder, where the melted (recycled) plastic is poured into the 3d printed mold and then pressed. Great for testing all kind of simple shapes and smaller parts ⚙️ More photos following soon

#experiment #plasticrecycling #DIY #prototyping #3dprinting

The making of - The new @ernolaszlonyc soap dish.

The making of - The new @ernolaszlonyc soap dish. Old discarded packaging becomes new soap dish.

#recycle #sustainablepackaging
#plasticrecycling #futureproofpackaging

Each @ernolaszlonyc soap dish has a unique pattern

Each @ernolaszlonyc soap dish has a unique pattern created by a special production proces which works great for recycled materials.

Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle – but make it chic!

#plasticrecycling #upcycling #sustainable #recycling #futureproofpackaging

With proudness 🎉 we present the new soap dish f

With proudness 🎉 we present the new soap dish for @ernolaszlonyc, made from old packaging and fully recyclable♻️

#recycling #sustainablepackaging #futureproofpackaging #plasticrecycling #sustainabledesign #sustainability

Fresh from the press, our first "here starts the s

Fresh from the press, our first "here starts the sea" tiles made from plastic fished from the river Maas and Schie in Rotterdam♻️. 250 tiles placed in and around Rotterdam will be part of a campaign asking people not to throw their waste in open waters and water drainage, because that's where the sea starts!🌊

Your actually looking at the bottom of the tile, top part photo will follow soon...

#recycling #dezeestarthier #plastic

Some of our experiments are simply little pieces o

Some of our experiments are simply little pieces of art, we select them for our recycling wall of fame, this is one of them. Let's call it the Van Gogh sunrise👨‍🎨

#recycling #plastic #art #vangogh #beautifulwaste #pioneers #walloffame

For new mobility brand @lynkco we've developed and

Congratulations to all winners of the Plastic Recy

Congratulations to all winners of the Plastic Recycling Awards Europe 2021. Hope you all like the fully recycled trophies we have designed and made this year's winners.

AUTOMOTIVE, ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC PRODUCT
Speed Home WLAN
Deutsche Telekom AG

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT
Circular Green Rope
Plastix A/S

HOUSEHOLD & LEISURE PRODUCT
HÅG Capisco Puls
Flokk

PLASTIC PACKAGING PRODUCT
Labeless bottle designed to be circular
SAEME
sponsored by TOMRA

PLASTICS RECYCLING AMBASSADOR
Flor Peña Herron
Avery Dennison
Sponsored by EREMA

PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
Recyclable PP trigger sprayer
Reckitt
Sponsored by FIMIC

RECYCLING MACHINERY INNOVATION
BritAS Recycling-Anlagen GmbH
ABMF-PET-C

With the experience we've gained in transforming p

With the experience we've gained in transforming plastic waste into new products we do more and more strategic work for our clients. Making sure that companies make the right decisions in an early stage and we're not always "cleaning up" at the end. With our pragmatic team we deliver actionable strategies💪

The coming time we'll share more content about this and how we help companies gain insight in their plastics and get into control for the coming years.

Want to know more about this? check out http://ow.ly/jrVC50GJ666

#circulareconomy #plastic #plasticrecycling #actionablestrategy #plasticexperts #recycling #productdesign #sustainabledesign

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