On this UVA Speaks podcast, J.T. Bachman, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, discusses his project “Waste Not, What Not.” This project seeks to reduce the amount of materials that go into landfills by transforming them into new designs and building materials. Bachman shares that according to EPA statistics, over 200 million tons of trash end up in U.S. landfills each year. By transforming waste and recycled materials into prototypes and long-lasting functional objects, Bachman hopes that he and his students can show through exploration, thoughtful design, and knowledge sharing that designers and architects can keep more materials out of landfills.

Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here. https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/5hynzyfLV36aMT1RQjOlkOMVLpO7UIJOH_4ArTdwgUwUAYMJUPStfhBOuiPnj0kzm9WRXrfNf9FJS-V-rU_edWqKMTg?loadFrom=SharedLink

J.T. Bachman, an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. He is a registered architect, co-founder, and principal of “Office of Things,” an architecture collaborative that explores the construction and transformation of the built environment.