AÑO
2021
CATEGORÍA
Hogar
OBJETIVOS
Agua limpia y saneamiento, Producción y consumo responsables
PAL. CLAVE
Washing machine, water saving, water consumption , student homes
PAÍS
United Kingdom
CRÉDITOS
Joanna Power & Paramveer Bhachu
LINK
https://distributeddesign.eu/?post_type=af_entry&p=4976
Lava
Portable washing machine allowing students to wash their clothes by reusing shower water
As students, we find on-campus launderettes to be not only expensive but also extremely inefficient. Therefore, we have taken the fundamental principle of 'reduce, reuse and recycle' literally and created a small portable electric washing machine that allows students to wash their clothes by strategically reusing shower water. Our product collects water through a detachable mat that can be stood on while showering. It can then be reattached to the main unit where it will act as a tank from which water is filtered and used in the washing process along with your own detergent. Once this process has been completed, the used water will need to be discarded and the detachable mat will need to be refilled once again. This product saves substantial amounts of water by strategically targeting activities that occupy 30% of the average daily water usage. If our product was used by every student in London alone, it could save up to 16 million litres of water a year.