From Waste to Taste
Fruit Waste Rebirth
Fruit Waste Rebirth turns discarded, cosmetically imperfect fruits into a 3D-printable, edible biobased paste for creating edible plating and decorations. It is for anyone interested in food sustainability and unique cuisine displays. The process offers high precision and customization for delicate shapes in dining. It is sustainable because it transforms food waste into a reusable material, achieving a cycle of "from food, back to food" through material recycling and innovative processes.
Company/Institution
Tunghai University
Tunghai University, Department of Industrial Design, is dedicated to cultivating creative designers who integrate sustainability, technology, and human-centered thinking.
The "Fruit Waste Rebirth" team explores biobased materials made from unsold fruits and transforms them into sustainable design products, combining research, education, and creativity.
Country
Taiwan
Designer(s)
Syuan-Ai Huang / Pei-Syuan Chu
We are fourth-year students from the Department of Industrial Design at Tunghai University in Taiwan. As fruit lovers who frequently visit local markets, we noticed that many perfectly edible fruits are discarded simply because they are overripe, slightly bruised, or cosmetically imperfect. Despite still holding nutritional and practical value, these fruits often fail to meet sales standards and are treated as waste. Witnessing this unnecessary loss motivated us to explore ways to give these overlooked resources a second life, transforming them into meaningful design opportunities.