Abstract
This article presents the development of eco-friendly shoes that might be part of the uniform of students of Brazilian public schools. The design alternatives were drawn based on the sociotechnical design method undertaken over three stages: (1) identifying the users’ basic needs and the residue materials available in the region; (2) identifying the qualities of the products and processes as seen by the potential users (the primary, intermediate and final users as well as the environment) and (3) evaluating the cost and benefits of the solutions, by using a matrix that considers the sustainability, quality and cost of each proposal. The design solutions took into account the characteristics of the shoes according to the population in focus (final users), considered the reduction of residuals, the reuse of residue materials from different industries and the recycling of shoes after use.
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