{"id":286,"date":"2024-04-11T15:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotforest.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2026-02-09T06:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:51:31","slug":"current-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/current-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Skateboard Manufacturing Waste<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The team received maple veneer waste from a local skateboard manufacturing facility with the goal of finding a way to repurpose the excess materials. The Circular Solutions team explored how this production waste could be transformed into durable, functional products, demonstrating how circular design can reduce material waste while creating value-added products. Currently, the team\u2019s goal is to use these reclaimed materials to create pickleball paddles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waste-bin-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waste-bin-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waste-bin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waste-bin-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/waste-bin.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/glue-2-1024x763.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/glue-2-1024x763.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/glue-2-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/glue-2-768x573.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/glue-2.jpeg 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-013145-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-013145-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-013145-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-013145-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/circularsolutions.enterprise.mtu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-013145.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biogas Digester Project<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biogas Digester Project focuses on designing a small scale system to convert agricultural waste into a more sustainable greenhouse heating option. In partnership with a local farm, the Circular Solutions team is exploring feedstock management, system design, and safe integration with existing heating systems to reduce costs and reliance on fossil fuels. This project demonstrates how organic waste can be transformed into a sustainable energy resource through circular design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skateboard Manufacturing Waste The team received maple veneer waste from a local skateboard manufacturing facility with the goal of finding a way to repurpose the excess materials. 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