Reusable Sports Braces | Taking on the issue of waste created by sports tape with our reusable braces.
Project Team:
Summer , Sydney , Eden , Taylor
Status:
New Idea
Social Purpose
Responsible Consumption & Production
What is the problem you found?
There is a lot of strapping tape waste used at netball carnivals. There are currently no alternative options that are cheap and easily accessible for kids and parents.
What is your opportunity?
How might we reduce the use of strapping tape?
Who is your audience?
Our customer is anyone that plays a sport and uses sport tapes.
Their current pains are that they have to keep on buying tape and they are creating a lot of waste all the time!
What Is Your Solution?
Reusable Sport Braces is made of sustainable materials to prevent the throwaway of sports tape. Our braces will add extra protection for its users all while reducing the amount of plastic waste produced and created by strapping tape!
Check out our prototype below:
Support Required
Connections
We need to connect with current tape providers to see if we can work together to solve the issue. We also need to connect with designers.
Funding
We hope that sporting Australia will help fund our idea.
Advice
We need advice from sports people to see if the design is right for them.
Development
We need to develop our design and branding.
Challenge
Rethinking Plastics and the Circular Economy
Program
Rethinking Plastics and the Circular Economy
Location
New South Wales
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