Designing a new product from potato starch – unit plan

Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product.

Possum bait station

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The final biodegradable possum bait station product incorporated three compartments for the bait.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

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Purpose

To consider the issues of increasing plastics use and understand why this is not sustainable. To understand the challenges of developing more sustainable alternatives.

Keywords

Plastic, sustainability, biodegradable, compostable, product life cycle analysis, modelling, brief, fit for purpose.