Designing from the dumpster : experiences of developing products using discards
Journal article, 2017
This article presents results from the Waste to Design (W2D) project, that analysed six product development theses projects done to make use of specific waste materials. The W2D project investigated what challenges are faced when designing with waste and how they could be addressed. It was found that there is a need for a pre-process, where: material properties are analysed, several possible application areas are suggested and later screened to determine one product type to develop. The main challenge observed was the lack of reliable material property data for the discarded materials, which hindered well informed screening. Understanding the processes needed for designing with waste is a first step in order to facilitate this work in the future.
sustainable design
product development.
closed loop
material cycles
design education
upcycling
resource recovery
industrial waste
design methods
ecodesign
design process
Author
Isabel Ordonez Pizarro
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Design and Human Factors
Oskar Rexfelt
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Design and Human Factors
International Journal of Sustainable Design
1743-8292 (eISSN)
Vol. 3 2 61-78Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Subject Categories
Design
Areas of Advance
Production
Materials Science
DOI
10.1504/IJSDES.2017.10012842