Oonami âtranslating to âBig Waveâ in Japaneseâthrives on its mission to deliver a huge splash of flavour with its traditionally prepared sake, all while keeping in mind usability for all.
In our research phase, we noticed a particular disconnect between liquor brands, consideration of the environment, and accessibility for the Blind. Despite using the usual glass bottles, liquor brands do not actively encourage any actions to be made for the environment. Some lucky bottles are recycled, however there are many factors that reduces the ability to recycle (such as if they are broken, have too much contamination, or simply wind up anywhere outside of recycle factories).
Glass can take up to one million years to decompose which can consider them even more harmful for the environment compared to plastic waste. On another note, close to none of the labels or packaging of wine and spirit bottles are accessible for the Blind. It takes much longer for someone who cannot see to find the right liquor to take home and always requires a helping hand, which thus can be a very discriminating, especially when they wish to act independently.
