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In this paper, we estimate the impact of alternative materials and manufacturing when designing toys considering both the impact on children health and on the environment. In order to achieve this goal, we have proposed to design a geometric box set that can be 3D printed with a material prepared with beetroot puree. Although the results have showed it is possible to obtain functional properties using alternative greener materials manufactured with additive prototyping machines, it was expected that the impact on the environment could be more significant. In other words, in addition to innovation in materials, which in this case end up providing a safer product for children, much more need to be done in other steps of the design and production chain in order to reduce gas emissions.
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Pereira, L. et al. (2017). Design for Innovation: Toys for Sustainable Play. In: Chakrabarti, A., Chakrabarti, D. (eds) Research into Design for Communities, Volume 2. ICoRD 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 66. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3521-0_5
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