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.

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Challenge

Rethinking Plastics and the Circular Economy

Program

Rethinking Plastics and the Circular Economy

Location

New South Wales

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