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Phase: Research Missions: Track Plastics Around You

Dispence station

Dispence products directly to users in reuse able containers.

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Dispense stations that will dispense from food condiments to shampoo and soap into reuse able plastic containers. Dispense stations that will dispense from food condiments to shampoo and soap into reuse able plastic containers.
Refillable dispenser that dispenses shampoo, shower gel etc fitted to the bathroom walls of hotels. Refillable dispenser that dispenses shampoo, shower gel etc fitted to the bathroom walls of hotels.
Reuse able containers Reuse able containers

There are lots of products that are packaged in small plastic packagings, these are products that are used at once and the package is thrown away. 

In hotels and restaurants,  such small plastic packages are used abundantly, even in homes. 

Dispense station is a station that will be in every grocery shop, it is a station where products will be dispenced to customers directly into a reuse able plastic containers, this will cut down on the use of non recyclable plastics, small plastics and one off plastics. 

Small Dispensers will also be fitted in hotels and restaurants to Dispense shower gel, lotion, shampoo etc. rather than use the small plastic sachets. It will save the hotel cost, reduce the use of one off plastics and improve the environment. 

How does this research relate to our Use Cases?

It relates to the Use cases in case 1 "single-use sachet for liquid consumer products."

What is a provocation or insight that might inspire others during this challenge?

Imagine a world where every grocery shop has a dispence statation where products such as sauce, tomato paste, salt, spices, powdered detergents, shampoo, shower gel, etc is dispenced directly to a reuse able plastic containers. A world where all hotel bathrooms are fitted with small Dispensers attached to the wall to Dispense shampoo, shower gel etc.

Tell us about yourself

I am an entrepreneur with an entirely different background. I manufacture powdered detergent which falls into the packaging category of one off plastic packages, it liters and pollutes the environment. I researched, with suggestions from retailers and customers, i came up with the Dispensing station

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Re-Imagining the Re-Filling Station
Re-Imagining the Re-Filling Station

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Jocelyne really like the creativity of this post, and thrilled about the packaging industry expertise you bring to the challenge!

I wanted to let you know that the ideas phase of our challenge just launched. This idea would be a valuable contribution to the conversation. Please share it here- https://challenges.openideo.com/challenge/circular-design/ideas

Excited to see you in the ideas phase!

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