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Green Science Alliance Makes Plant Based 3D Printed Furniture
February 25,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Environmental problems such as climate change, global warming, deforestation, extinction of species, water shortage etc. due to explosion of human population are becoming increasingly severe worldwide. Plastic pollution is also a severe environmental problem which causes adverse effects.
Nanoplastics are already present in the human body as a result of plastic-polluted air and though the food we eat. Also by ingesting nanoplastics through drinking water with PET bottles.
Recently, there have been medical studies reporting the enhanced risk of heart attack and stroke caused by nanoplastics in blood vessels. In addition, they may also possess ill effects for the immune system as well as cause inflammation reaction in the digestive system.
The production and usage of biodegradable plastic is slowly increasing, although greater than 90% of plastics worldwide are still petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastics.
In addition, the production of petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastics are still increasing regardless of these plastic pollution problems. Therefore, plastic pollution is worsening each year.
On the other hand, some biodegradable plastics can biodegrade and return back to nature and do not become plastic pollution; although biodegradability needs to be carefully examined in various types of conditions, including compost condition, soil, water, sea water etc. However, biodegradable plastics including PLA (polylactic acid) and lactone-based materials are already applied for medical usage in the human body.
Under these circumstances, Green Science Alliance made furniture with a 3D printer with plant based biomass biodegradable resin which they developed in their company.
They made a table, bench, shelf, lamp shade, lightning cover, flower pot and floor. Theoretically, they can make any kind of furniture and objects with their plant based biomass resin and 3D printer and PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) based resin.
The company also set-up a small exhibition space in Japan (1-25-5 Miyasaka Setagaya-ku, Tokyo prefecture) to display all of these plant biomass-based 3D printed furniture and products.
As a next step, they are planning to decorate the furniture with their plant based vegan paint to sophisticate the design and look. They are also planning to make more furniture with cellulose based resin and organic waste composite materials such as wood waste, seaweed waste, paper waste, etc. In general, the manufacturing process will be much shorter with the 3D printing process and products' prices are expected to be cheaper than general furniture.
They keep challenging to make green sustainable furniture and products with green materials and their 3D printer manufacturing process.