Biodegradable shoes anyone? Four everyday items reimagined for nature
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Whether it’s seaweed packaging or bricks made from cow dung, a new crop of award-winning product designers are turning away from fossil-based plastics and chemicals.
By Jem Collins
Glance around your home and it won’t be long until you spot something set to outstay its welcome. From ziplock bags to period pads, for almost everything we consume, a sustainable alternative is needed.
That’s the goal of the Make It Circular Challenge, run by international organisation What Design Can Do. It called on entrepreneurs and creatives to submit project ideas that are built to last, work with nature, and use pre-existing resources. More than 650 entrepreneurs answered the call with innovative strategies for building a more circular society.
Here are four of the 13 inspiring winners.
1. Biodegradable shoes
David Roubach has been wearing the same pair of sandals for two and a half years now. It doesn’t sound extraordinary until you account for the fact that they’re completely biodegradable.
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