Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product.

Purpose

To consider the issues of increasing plastics use and understand why this is not sustainable. To understand the challenges of developing more sustainable alternatives.

Keywords

Plastic, sustainability, biodegradable, compostable, product life cycle analysis, modelling, brief, fit for purpose.

    Published 11 December 2008 Referencing Hub articles
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