Bronze Disposable and Single-Use Product Design · 2020
Aluminium Plates Sustainable Revolution
by Contital Srl
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Disposable and Single-Use Product Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Contital Srl
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 561,076
- Verification code 19EA37CD45 · Verify this award
About Aluminium Plates Sustainable Revolution
Aluminium Plates is a range of disposable plates made from fully recycled aluminium. The range is intended for the catering industry, mass market retailers and consumers. The plates are produced with a patented cold moulding process, using an alloy of class 8000 with a thickness between 60 and 90 microns. Several sizes and shapes are offered, and each plate can be lacquered in any colour, inside and outside. The plates suit traditional and microwave ovens, freezing, serving and acid or salty foods. After use, the plates can be fully recycled.
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- Unique Properties
- Aluminium plates are an eco-friendly alternative to non-recyclable disposable plates, conceived for catering industry, Mass Market Retailers and consumers. They come in different sizes and shapes and they can contain all kind of foods, including acid and salty ones. A peculiar feature is that they allow heating in both traditional and microwave ovens, freezing and deep freezing, serving and consuming food. Plates can be lacquered in any colour (even different in the internal and external sides).
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Plates are made of an aluminium alloy of class 8000, with a thickness between 60 and 90 microns. Dimensions vary depending on the specific plate, but they are in line with similar products (made of different materials) already on the market.
- Tags
- aluminium, recyclable, plate,
- Production Technology
- The product is patented by Contital Srl through a cold-moulding process. The alloy is made with 100% of recycled aluminium.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of the project has been to develop a product with specific technical characteristics to ensure strength despite the low thickness and to withstand the stress of transportation, sealing and storage.
- Project Duration
- Project started in January 2019, and the product has been officially launched at Fiera Marca in Bologna, 15-16 January 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Aluminium plates can be used in ovens even with temperature over 200°C.
After use they can be thrown on the recycling bin (according to the national regulations), to be fully recycled. - Inspiration
- The product goes on the market to satisfy the need of disposable plates since the widespread traditional plastic plates (neither recyclable nor biodegradable-compostable) are going to be dismissed due to the EU Directive 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. Being aluminium 100% recyclable, the product range can be one of the solutions for wholesalers and catering chains searching for a viable eco-friendly product.
- Patents
- Patent filed by Contital Srl on 10/10/2019 with filing application number 102019000018446
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Design Interview about Aluminium Plates Sustainable Revolution
The product has been conceived to satisfy the need of disposable plates since the widespread traditional plastic plates (neither recyclable nor biodegradable-compostable) are going to be dismissed due to the EU Directive 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.
Aluminium plates are manufactured with a particular design that: minimizes transport space, optimizes product display on stores shelves, enhances the lightness of the product. The product has been developed with specific technical characteristics to ensure strength despite the low thickness and to withstand the stress of transportation, sealing and storage.
The product range can be one of the solutions for wholesalers and catering chains searching for a viable eco-friendly alternative
Both solutions
This sustainable solution has been conceived for catering industry, Mass Market Retailers and final consumers.
The material used to manufacture the plate: recycled aluminium
To realize a plate that can be used for the contact with all kinds of food, including acid and salty ones.