# Sustainable At-Home Filters Students from Pratt Institute Designed Compostable Water Filters By Elena Rahman | Published 2021-10-18 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compostable-water-filters References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/18/strom-charlotte-bohning-mary-lempres-pratt/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dezeen+%28Dezeenfeed%29)  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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elite-filter) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compostable-pipette). The team formulated pyrolysis and biochar components from food waste to ensure a safe decomposition of its products in landfills. Image Credit: Bohning / Lempres ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.2/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Compostable Filters:** The trend of producing compostable filters made from food waste offers disruptive innovation opportunities in sustainable and eco-friendly consumer products. - **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. - **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. ### Where This Applies - **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. - **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. - **Education and Research:** Educational institutions and research organizations can further develop compostable filter technology and sustainable design to foster innovation and address environmental concerns. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stackable Electricity-Free Water Filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electricityfree-water-filter.md) - [3D-Printed Water Filtration Caps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/filter-caps.md) - [Bulbous Clay-Made Water Filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biologique-water-filter.md) - [Compatibly Compact Water Filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-water-filter.md) - [Automatic Water Filter Pitchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-water-filter.md) - [Vibrant Metal Water Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conecto.md) - [Water-Purifying Water Jugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luvia.md) - [Ceramic Waste Carafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sungai-carafe.md) - [Swedish-Engineered Water Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aarke-purifier.md)