Feel the Peel: a 3-meter high orange squeezer machine

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati develops for Eni an experimental Circular Juice Bar, which makes bioplastic out of orange peels and uses it to 3D print cups to drink the juice. The “Feel the Peel” prototype strives to bring environmental circularity to everyday life and will be presented in Milan, Italy in early October

The “Feel the Peel” prototype is a 3-meter high orange squeezer machine, topped by a dome filled with 1,500 oranges. When someone orders a juice, oranges slide down into the squeezer. Juice is produced on one side. On the other side, peels are stored and transformed into bioplastic through drying and milling. The bioplastic is heated and melted and used to feed a 3D printer incorporated into the system to produce sustainable cups, which in turn can be used to drink orange juice.

Project by: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati for Eni
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