Prof. Sabrina Lucibello Subject Focus 2021: European Parliament has sealed a ban ofnsingle-use plastic items across all EU member states by: Single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks) Single-use plastic plates Plastic straws Cotton bud sticks made of plastic Plastic balloon sticks Oxo-degradable plastics and food containers and expanded polystyrene cups.

Ashby, M., Johnson, K. (2002). Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design. Butterworth-Heinemann

Product Design Studio V Prof. Sabrina Lucibello Subject Focus 2021: European Parliament has sealed a ban ofnsingle-use plastic items across all EU member states by: Single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and chopsticks) Single-use plastic plates Plastic straws Cotton bud sticks made of plastic Plastic balloon sticks Oxo-degradable plastics and food containers and expanded polystyrene cups. We need new-compound materials /resins/agar-agar/ /starch/gelatin/…/ binder organic + waste changes our aesthetic perception of materials (and so products change too)

Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnson (2002). Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design. Butterworth-Heinemann