GULP PRODUCTS - iBFL - Proof Of Concept of a digital Intelligent 'Bag For Life'

生活袋(BFL)，是一种多次重复使用的购物袋。作为一次性纸袋或塑料手提袋的替代品，它通常是用黄麻、棉花、菊花或黑森纸制成的。如果按伦理原则生产，BFL为地球带来了积极影响的机会。然而，在美国每年使用的3800亿个零售塑料袋中，只有2.5%(97亿)被BFL取代--可以说是因为它们不适合使用。BFL简单地复制了塑料袋的承载功能，依靠社会道德驱动因素带来环境变化。但BFL没有为用户提供额外的功能或令人惊叹的因素，也没有抓住机会解决因携带伸展手臂的不平衡购物袋(塑料或其他)而导致的人体工程学和相关的长期健康问题。因此，BFL已经成为一种使用寿命有限的一次性产品。年轻购物者现在经常使用背包，因为它们更符合人体工程学，但它们的设计不适合杂货店购物。BFL有几个局限性。医学真菌学家报告说，BFL会导致食物中毒，并增加食源性疾病的风险(高达50%含有大肠菌群，12%含有大肠杆菌)，因为BFL不容易清洗。此外，人体工程学家和理疗师警告说，他们的使用可能会损伤颈部、背部和肩膀，因为它们扭曲了脊柱的自然曲线(导致严重损伤，如椎间盘突出、颈椎加速退变和臂丛牵拉性损伤(导致肩部/手臂麻木)。治疗费用约占欧盟国内生产总值(GDP)的0.2%。我们的研究表明，15%的人可能是杂货搬运不当的结果。在功能上，消费者抱怨BFL只提供1个食品隔间，迫使易碎、新鲜和沉重的物品，除了热的和冷冻的产品，放在一起。这个项目试图证明智能BFL(IBFL)的概念，解决了BFL和背包的已知限制

Bag for Life (BFL), is a shopping bag reused several times. An alternative of single-use paperor plastic carrier bags, it's often made from Jute, Cotton, Juco or Hessian. If ethicallyproduced, BFL presented opportunity for positive impact on the planet. However, of the380billion retail plastic bags used/yr in USA, just 2.5% (9.7billion) have been replaced by aBFL– arguably because they're not fit for purpose. The BFL simply duplicated the loadcarrying function of a plastic bag, and relied on social moral drivers to bring aboutenvironmental change. But BFL did not offer users additional functionality or ‘wow’ factors,and failed to seize the opportunity to address ergonomic and associated long term healthissues that result from carrying unbalanced shopping bags (plastic or otherwise) with extendedarms. As a result the BFL has become a disposable product with a limited lifespan. Youngershoppers now often use rucksacks owing to their better ergonomics, but their design does notsuit grocery shopping.BFL have several limitations. Medical Mycologists report BFL lead to food poisoning, andincreased risk of food borne illness (up to 50% contain coliform, and 12% E. coli) becauseBFL cannot be easily washed. Further, Ergonomists and Physiotherapists warn that their usecan injure neck, back, shoulders, because they distort natural curve of spine (leading toserious injuries such as herniated discs, accelerated cervical spine degeneration, and tractioninjury of the brachial plexus (causing shoulder/arm numbness). Treatment costs approx 0.2%of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the EU. Our study shows 15% could be the result ofinappropriate carrying of groceries. Functionally, consumers complain that BFL offer only 1foodcompartment, forcing fragile, fresh and heavy items, in addition to hot and frozen products, toreside together.This project seeks to demonstrate Proof of Concept of a Intelligent BFL (iBFL) that addressesknown limitations in BFL and rucksacks