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DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR PRACTICES IN CONSUMERS: A CASE STUDY ON COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS FOR PACKAGING

Part of: Industrial Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

R. Santi ,
G. Elegir  and
B. Del Curto
R. Santi*
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
G. Elegir
Affiliation:
Innovhub-SSI, Italy
B. Del Curto
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano, Italy Consorzio Nazionale di Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, Italy
*
*romina.santi@polimi.it

Abstract

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When assessing the sustainability of a product, an ideal life cycle is considered which could include the “Use” and “End of Life” phases. Does human behaviour affect the environmental sustainability? This paper intends to propose a methodological framework for assessing sustainable behavioural scenarios. The framework will be then developed in a specific case study on Compostable Single Use Products (CSUPs), with the aim of designing the identity of compostable materials for packaging in order to guide consumers to behave in a sustainable way in CSUPs disposal phase.

Keywords

human behavioursustainable designuser-centred designaestheticspackaging

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1647 - 1656
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