The established human linear system of consumption of planetary resources almost always results in their accumulation in the environment as things of no value. The problem arises mainly with the accumulation of waste, which, due to the chemical composition or complex technical production of a certain product, cannot be returned to the environment through biological metabolic processes. Plastic as the main anthropogenic material is now present in all known and unknown parts of our planet. The presented thesis explores opportunities and possibilities for a more ecological and sustainable replacement of this material. Biomaterials present one such possibility and could enable the creation of circular economies and the achievement of an ecological transition, as they radically change the negative consequences on the environment into positive ones. By replacing plastic materials with biocompatible ones, the return of the extracted resources is guaranteed, as these are already part of nature. The opportunity for design lies in the regeneration of established industrial systems of consumption and the transformation of fast-consumption products, such as packaging. The presented product has been created from the waste of a local company, offers possibilities for the emergence of different materiality and fully follows the logic of from-cradle-to-cradle design.
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