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IA3 Sustainable Redesign Task Breakdown - Coggle Diagram
IA3 Sustainable Redesign Task Breakdown
Guidelines for Sustainable Design
Reduce the use of non-renewable resources
Produce as little waste as possible
Maximise the product's lifetime
Design the product to be recyclable or reusable in some way
Task
2018 National Waste Policy aims to reduce waste of every Australian by 10% by 2030, and 80% of waste will be diverted from landfill
How can products, services or environments be redesigned to reduce, reuse or recycle waste materials?
Identify a design opportunity based on the redesign of a product, service or environment to aid in the reduction of waste as set out by the government
Apply the design process to explore and develop the design opportunity
Use circular design methods to improve the economic, social or ecological sustainability of the design concept
Design Opportunities for Sustainable Redesign
plastic packaging
POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Banana leaf food packaging
plastic bags
POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Separate recycling bin for soft plastics
POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Bags made of vegetable fibres - last long and are 100% biodegradable
Dieter Rams' Principles of Good Design (in order of relevance)
Good design is innovative
Good design makes a product useful
Good design makes a product understandable
Good design is unobtrusive
Good design is honest
Good design is environmentally friendly
Good design is long-lasting
Good design is as little design as possible
Good design is aesthetic
Good design is thorough down to the last detail
The Design Should:
be long-lasting to reduce the amount of waste it produces
mostly be recyclable so it doesn't contribute to landfill when it is thrown away
be made from renewable resources