Task 2B : Sustainable Consumption

After watching the video "the story of cosmetics" and "the story of electronics" my eyes opened that cosmetics and electronic goods which I use everyday contain thousands of toxins. Without realizing it, we include thousands of toxins into our bodies.We don't know who to blame in this matter. From the company officials who seem only concerned with profits, to the scientists and designers who create it withfull awareness.

As a student of Industrial Design, this issue is very important as a consideration in the design. Beginning the process of production, materials to be used, the safety of workers and consumers, until the end of the product's lifetime should be considered.

As a starting point in the design process, we should try to design durable products

and using green materials. By doing that, we can save the world and give better value in human life.

Task 3 EcoRedesign

The product that we disassemble is kettle. This product took us approximately 2 hours to separate it into parts. The hardest thing to do that we found is to take the screws out, many tools are needed.

In this exercise, we identified the product materials and discussed the process of how the parts been made. The main material of this kettle is polypropylene. The design of this product is simple,but there is challenge of hard to take out the heating component. Only this part it has 8 screws. After the disassembly we find out all the material of this product ended up have to go to landfill, nothing can be really recycle that is really waste.

The report from the greenfly shows that the part that has most environment impact is the heating system. (It took long time to separate it.) This result also shows that the design company didn't really consider about the environmental issue.

To redesign this product we can do better so don't have to waste that much. we consider to reduce the require of using fastener, there for most of the part can be use technique of self lock, in this way manufacture can reduce the cost of product and also can easy to get the product recycle which is more friendly for the environment.

Recycling

Video "Packaging Giving a New Life" gives an idea how the process of recycling done. Recycling is one of the solid waste management strategy which comprises the activities of sorting, collecting, processing, distribution and manufacture of products/ materials used. Recycling may be the best solution to give new life to a product, or even give better value. But on the other hand, the process requires a lot of machines areinvolved and need a lot of energy. In the near future, we might need a better solution to overcome this problem, maybe to reduce or reuse the product.

As an Industrial Design student, has been invested since the beginning that as designers, we must consider the surrounding environment and create products that are not to pollute the environment, but to make the environment better .There's a lot of things the designer must think of to generate a sustainable design and does not damage the environment. From the start the production process to the impact on the environment at the end of product life cycle. Creating a durable product and use green materials, helps companies and consumers to contribute to create a sustainable earth. Create items that can be recycled to bring a good reputation in the company and also benefit the earth because we do not add waste to the environment.

MY FOOTPRINT

This quiz is very interesting because we can instantly recognize and realize our behavior towards environment. I was not surprise with the results, because I realize that u had been less concerned with the environment, especially the use of eco-friendly goods and travel behavior. To remedy the situation that can be started from ourselves, taking public transportation and buy items as needed can be a good start. Reuse of items that still can be used likely will be the first thing i can do.