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Matching on Apple pomace · Kitchen waste

Properties we’ll match against: P05, P02. Sorted by how many of these properties each recipe uses.

10 recipes

Bioplastic (cast film)Intermediate60 min active48 h total

Pectin bioplastic

Extracts pectin from peel and pulp, then gels into a firm, glass-like sheet. Naturally slightly coloured by the fruit.

DoughBeginner20 min active36 h total

Peel clay

Fruit peel blitzed with a binder into a sculptable putty. Each fruit gives a different tone and scent.

Leather / sheetBeginner60 min active12 h total

Fruit leather sheet

Fruit pulp dried slowly into a flexible edible or non-edible sheet. With pectin it turns glossy and firm; without, soft and supple.

Leather / sheetBeginner30 min active24 h total

Apple pomace leather

The leftover pulp from apple juicing pressed and dried into a thick, warm sheet.

Leather / sheetBeginner30 min active24 h total

Banana peel leather

Ripe banana peel blitzed, strained, seasoned with glycerine and dried slowly.

Composite (pulp)Beginner60 min active96 h total

Paper pulp brick

Recycled paper pulp pressed into moulds and dried into lightweight bricks or boards. A home insulation or craft base.

PaperBeginner60 min active24 h total

Recycled hand-made paper

Waste paper pulped and set in a deckle to make fresh sheets. Absorbent, deckle-edged, suitable for printing and drawing.

PaperIntermediate180 min active72 h total

Plant fibre paper

Paper made from retted plant stems. Stronger and more textured than recycled paper.

PaperBeginner35 min active12 h total

Tea-leaf paper

Spent tea leaves pulped with a smaller portion of waste paper, set in a deckle and pressed dry into thin, fragrant, tea-coloured sheets. The leaves give colour and texture; the paper gives strength.

Composite (pulp)Beginner30 min active24 h total

Cardboard pulp tile

Corrugated cardboard pulped and pressed into a thicker, sturdier board than recycled paper. The corrugations break into long, locking fibres that give the dried tile real strength.