Bio-sourced single-use underwear

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m4d SHIELD — Bio-Compostable Undergarment System SHIELD is the hygiene layer of the m4d circular fashion ecosystem. It consists of single-use undergarments made from bio-sourced fiber that can be composted at home. The problem it solves:  For consumers: avoid the washing chore and cost For hospitals or care homes: greater comfort, better hygiene single-use gown For the environment: made from dairy by-product, enrich the soil, avoid the waste from synthetic single use gowns used in hospitals for examples Research questions Life cycle analysis - dairy byproduct to garment to soil Carbon impact analysis Water impact analysis Circular business model - economic viability

Project Idea Metadata

• Project Idea Name: Bio-sourced single-use underwear
• Date: 4/21/2026 7:03:26 PM
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Project Idea Description

m4d SHIELD — Bio-Compostable Undergarment System

SHIELD is the hygiene layer of the m4d circular fashion ecosystem. It consists of single-use undergarments made from bio-sourced fiber that can be composted at home.

The problem it solves: 

• For consumers: avoid the washing chore and cost
• For hospitals or care homes: greater comfort, better hygiene single-use gown
• For the environment: made from dairy by-product, enrich the soil, avoid the waste from synthetic single use gowns used in hospitals for examples

Research questions

• Life cycle analysis - dairy byproduct to garment to soil
• Carbon impact analysis
• Water impact analysis
• Circular business model - economic viability