The design of South American is characterized by a strong concept of territoriality that has manifested itself products with colors, materials and manufacturing typical of lands of origin.
The concept of sustainable design has developed keeping these aspects also.
Most of the products, in some cases still made with traditional techniques, uses natural materials found on site and an ever-increasing production of objects, accessories and complements that combine manual techniques with the use of recycled materials (such as paper , plastics, metals and fabrics).
The report Sustainable Products: SOUTH AMERICA 2015, realized by MATREC with reference to its activities on Sustainable Trends, presents trends that are characterizing the sustainable market of South America, through the selection of 46 products that have been able to combine sustainability of materials, traditionalism and innovation .
The Report presents 46 products with images and describing the characteristics of materials through a comparative analysis of the environmental performance of each individual product.
The Report is a tool to understand market trends and eco-innovative choices pursued by small, medium and big companies.
Furthermore, the choice of materials and the different technologies used, bring out new proposals of increasingly oriented to environmental sustainability.
Sustainable Products: SOUTH AMERICA 2015
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FASHION - Bags - Glasses - FURNITURE - Lamp - Seating - Tables - Urban furniture - SPORT - Equipments and Accessories - VEHICLES - Motorcycles and BicyclesSouth America 
From post-industrial recycling of textile scraps from company production, is made a limited edition handbags.
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Glasses frame made of 9 layers of different kind of wood, pressed and waterproofed by a vegetable-based adhesive.
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The recycled plasticand, recovered from the sea and the coast of Chile, is used to create a collection of sustainable skateboard.
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South America - Chile
Bicycle frame printed with recycled PET from water bottles. With the recycling of 15,840,600 bottles, the company manufactures 132,000 frames, saving 980,732 kg of oil and 2,738,227 kg of CO2.
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South America - Brazil
Outdoor pots made of 90% post-consumer recycled rubber. Its main aim is to reduce the environmental impact of a “waste” material, reinserting in a new production cycle. It is also proposed as an alternative material for everyday objects.
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South America - Argentina
Multifunctional stools, that can be used as seats, tables or containers, made of cardboard tubes and chipboard panels from industrial wastes.
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