AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Work
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being, Responsible Consumption & Production
KEYWORDS
healthcare, glove, recycling, covid-19, coronavirus
COUNTRY
Sweden
DESIGNED BY
Blekinge Institute of Technology & Stanford University
WEBSITE
https://310volvoreglove-2020.wixsite.com/reglove
reglove
A recyclable protective glove in an increasingly wasteful world
The world health organization stated that due to COVID-19, global manufacturing and production of PPE has increased by 40% and is still on the rise. Unfortunately, the increase in manufacturing has not satisfied the increase in demand, as the demand for single use-gloves has increased 20x the normal level over the last couple of months. Using water soluble polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), reglove gives facilities the ability to reproduce fresh new gloves after they have been contaminated. Unlike current single-use gloves, our reformable gloves are non-toxic and biodegradable.The gloves are dismantled to enable efficient cleaning and elimination of any visible contamination.