Author: Carlo Santulli
Affiliation: Università di Camerino
In this work, the role of material tinkering using waste, initially from food but then in a more general sense, in a polysaccharidic or proteinic self-produced matrix, is recognized as a producer of renewed empathy first with natural materials then generally with refuse. This moves away from the concept of “bioplastics” as empathic-free materials and allow a better acceptance for the introduction of waste into materials, resulting therefore as a concealed yet real strategy for waste reduction and therefore sustainability. Experiences developed in Università di Camerino are briefly presented as for their empathic content using tentative semantic differential scales and extending over time also to aging and the presence of signs of degradation, such as mold, cracks, unexpected light reflections, etc.
