{"id":27454,"date":"2024-06-17T13:10:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/?p=27454"},"modified":"2026-11-02T06:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:46:06","slug":"why-mono-material-design-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/au\/why-mono-material-design-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why mono-material design matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Across many industries, product designers are paying increasing attention to material composition. The reason is simple: decisions made during product development influence what options may be available once a product reaches the end of its service life.<\/p>\n<p>One concept receiving growing attention is mono-material design.<\/p>\n<h4>What is a mono-material product?<\/h4>\n<p>A mono-material product is designed around a single material family rather than a combination of different materials.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is becoming increasingly common in sectors such as packaging, automotive manufacturing and consumer products, where material transparency and future processing possibilities are receiving greater attention.<\/p>\n<h4>Why material simplicity matters<\/h4>\n<p>Products made from multiple materials often require additional processing steps to identify, separate and manage different material streams.<\/p>\n<p>By reducing material complexity, mono-material products create a more consistent material structure throughout the product.<\/p>\n<p>This can provide advantages in areas such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Material identification<\/li>\n<li>Product documentation<\/li>\n<li>Traceability<\/li>\n<li>Material processing<\/li>\n<li>Design for Recycling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a result, many manufacturers are increasingly considering material simplicity during the design phase rather than only at the end of a product&#8217;s lifecycle.<\/p>\n<h4>Material value retention<\/h4>\n<p>One of the key objectives of Design for Recycling is to preserve as many future material options as possible.<\/p>\n<p>When products are developed using a consistent material structure, material quality can often be retained more effectively than in products containing multiple material types.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, industries worldwide are exploring ways to reduce material complexity and improve transparency regarding product composition.<\/p>\n<h4>Examples from other industries<\/h4>\n<p>The move towards mono-material design is visible across a range of sectors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Packaging: Many packaging manufacturers are redesigning products to reduce the number of materials used within a single package, making material composition easier to identify and manage.<\/li>\n<li>Sportswear: Brands such as Adidas and Nike have explored mono-material concepts as part of broader efforts to simplify product structures and improve material traceability.<\/li>\n<li>Automotive: Automotive manufacturers are increasingly evaluating material selection strategies to support future material recovery and processing objectives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>The ONE-DNA\u2122 approach<\/h4>\n<p>ONE-DNA\u2122 applies the same design philosophy to artificial grass.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional artificial grass systems often combine multiple polymers and materials within a single product structure. ONE-DNA\u2122 was developed around a 100% PE (one polymer) design, creating a consistent material composition throughout the product.<\/p>\n<p>This approach focuses on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Material transparency<\/li>\n<li>Product traceability<\/li>\n<li>Design for Recycling principles<\/li>\n<li>Simplified material composition<\/li>\n<li>Documented product information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Looking ahead<\/h4>\n<p>The discussion around mono-material design is ultimately a discussion about product development.<\/p>\n<p>As regulations, documentation requirements and material transparency expectations continue to evolve, the importance of understanding what products are made from is likely to increase.<\/p>\n<p>By considering material composition at the design stage, manufacturers can create products that offer greater transparency and support a wider range of future material pathways.<\/p>\n<p><em>Update, October 2026: this article reflects the ONE-DNA\u2122 range at the time of publication, based on polyethylene (PE). ONE-DNA\u2122 now also includes a 100% PO route; see <a href=\"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/au\/technology\/\">Technology<\/a> for the current material routes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/au\/technology\/\">Technology<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/one-dna.com\/au\/sustainability\/\">Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across many industries, product designers are paying increasing attention to material composition. The reason is simple: decisions made during product development influence what options may be available once a product reaches the end of its service life. One concept receiving growing attention is mono-material design. What is a mono-material product? 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