Students from Pratt Institute Designed Compostable Water Filters
Elena Rahman — October 18, 2021 — Eco
References: dezeen
Graduate students Charles Bohning and Mary Lempres designed a collection of carbon compostable water filters. The students from Pratt Institute made the collection without any use of fossil fuels. Each filter is made from food waste, making it a sustainable design.
The range dubbed Strøm includes four pieces. Bohning and Lempres' collection features a sustainable substitute for Brita filter cartridges and purifying sticks that users can add to cups or bottles for a clean drinking experience. It also includes a self-cleaning pitcher and a carafe. All items in the collection are compostable for a sustainable disposal process. The team formulated pyrolysis and biochar components from food waste to ensure a safe decomposition of its products in landfills.
Image Credit: Bohning / Lempres
The range dubbed Strøm includes four pieces. Bohning and Lempres' collection features a sustainable substitute for Brita filter cartridges and purifying sticks that users can add to cups or bottles for a clean drinking experience. It also includes a self-cleaning pitcher and a carafe. All items in the collection are compostable for a sustainable disposal process. The team formulated pyrolysis and biochar components from food waste to ensure a safe decomposition of its products in landfills.
Image Credit: Bohning / Lempres
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Compostable Filters — The trend of producing compostable filters made from food waste offers disruptive innovation opportunities in sustainable and eco-friendly consumer products.
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Sustainability in Design — The trend of incorporating sustainability into consumer products design offers disruptive innovation opportunities and can lead to increased consumer demand for eco-friendly products.
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Circular Economy Solutions — The trend of designing products that can be composted instead of discarded offers disruptive innovation opportunities for circular economy business models in the consumer products industry.
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Consumer Products — Consumer products companies have the opportunity to invest in and develop compostable filter technology and sustainable design to tap into the growing demand for eco-friendly products.
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Waste Management and Recycling — Waste management and recycling companies can integrate compostable filters into their waste processing systems to promote circular economy and reduce landfill waste.
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Education and Research — Educational institutions and research organizations can further develop compostable filter technology and sustainable design to foster innovation and address environmental concerns.
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