Why Sustainable Inventions Are Today’s Biggest Trend

If you like to keep in touch with a lot of the newest trends in products, product design, and the market, you should have noticed that a huge trend and aspect being created are sustainable inventions, sustainable product designs. The definition of sustainable, or sustainability, is a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level for as long as it’s wanted. In product design, sustainability would entail that you are creating a product that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their ends. In other words, a sustainable invention is one that can perform its function without deterring the future of ecological, social and environmental spheres. Sustainable inventions and sustainable product designs have soared in popularity with consumers looking to invest in more environmentally friendly ways to get the products they need that won’t negatively affect the environment or any other social causes they are passionate about. We’ve listed some of the top factors as to what makes up a sustainable invention and sustainable product design and why sustainable inventions have become more preferable and appealing to audiences!

Sustainable Inventions are Recyclable

The product trend of creating recyclable products has been popular for quite some time now. Plastic waste has become a huge issue amongst environmentalists, and the build=up of plastics in areas such as parks, beaches, and oceans. Creating a recyclable product is ideal for sustainable inventions and sustainable product designs because it’s important to consumers to know that if they ever need to dispose of their product (if it breaks, etc.,), it can be disposed of in the safest way possible that does not negatively affect the environment. Using recyclable, bio-degradable, or re-recycled material is a great way to add more convenience to your product since your consumers will be more reassured to know that their product won’t go straight to waste.

Sustainable Inventions are Re-Usable

A huge trend that has created an opportunity for inventors and innovators is creating products that consumers can continuously reuse, eliminating one-use products that contribute to huge amounts of waste that ruin our planet’s environment and cause an excessive amount of trash. Re-usable products have less to do with the material that they are made of, but more about the idea of creating a sustainable invention that can safely be re-used and is meant to be kept for the longest amount of time possible while being functional and effective. Thinking of innovative ways to create a long-lasting sustainable invention is key to creating a successful re-usable product. Some great examples of how new innovation and sustainable inventions have taken off through efforts of creating a re-usable sustainable invention are metal straws which soared in popularity after recognizing the crisis of the building up of plastic straws in our environment. Creating a re-usable product is not only a great way to market your product as a “bang for your buck,” but can also become a product in which consumers see as an investment. 

Sustainable Inventions Use Less Plastic

Opting to create a product that doesn’t use or is made of plastic at all one of the number one ways in creating a sustainable product. Plastics are one of the leading causes for a large number of environmental issues is the buildup of plastics that last forever, never degrade, and release hazardous chemicals into the earth. Because of this, consumers are looking for better ways to invest in products that won’t harm the planet and decrease the amount of waste they contribute to. If you’re looking for more ways to create a special appeal to your sustainable product design, try opting for creating a sustainable invention that does not use plastics and is made of materials that won’t harm the environment if they were properly disposed of. You can also use materials such as glass or metal to create a more high-quality product that consumers would less likely to throw out or dispose of (such as glass, or metal).

If you have a great new invention and you’d like to learn more about this process, get in touch with MAKO here and visit our website to find out more. Feel free to give us a call at 1-888-MAKO and we can set you up on a call with our product analyst!

About: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry's leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about MAKO Design + Invent!