What a Waste: New Waste materials from industry
Exhibition
Jun 7 - Oct 29, 2023
What a Waste in 2023 focused on “New Waste”—unused surplus materials from industry. The exhibition presented solutions by companies that use these materials in their supply chains instead of newly produced materials.
What a Waste was an exhibition that focused on solving one of the world’s most complex problems: waste from industry and overproduction of virgin materials.
Millions of tonnes of ‘New Waste’ materials end up in landfills every year without ever getting used. New Waste is completely unused, uniform, and reliable materials that are left over from large productions.
The exhibition presented solutions created by companies that used New Waste from industry in their supply chain instead of virgin materials.
Photo: Dansk Arkitektur Center (DAC)
In the exhibition you could explore different New Waste materials from the Danish industry and be inspired. How can these materials be used by designers, creators, architects, and developers in the future?
Photo: Dansk Arkitektur Center (DAC)
Photo: Dansk Arkitektur Center (DAC) 
Photo: Dansk Arkitektur Center (DAC)
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What was What a Waste?
What a Waste was an exhibition focusing on a complex global problem: industrial waste and overproduction of materials, and how to address it.
When did the exhibition take place?
The exhibition ran from 7 Jun to 29 Oct 2023.
What does “New Waste” mean?
New Waste is described as unused, consistent and reliable surplus materials from large-scale production that otherwise end up in landfills.
What kinds of solutions did the exhibition present?
It presented solutions by companies that use New Waste in their supply chains instead of newly produced materials.
What could visitors do in the exhibition?
Visitors could explore different New Waste materials from Danish industry and get inspired about how these materials can be used in the future.
What should I know if I only read one thing?
What a Waste (7 Jun–29 Oct 2023) focused on turning unused industrial surplus (“New Waste”) into a resource through practical solutions and material exploration.