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Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things

A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism. "Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists--in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As this book argues, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new. Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the authors make an exciting and viable case for change

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745.2 Mcd c

Publisher

New York : North point press., 2002

Collation

193 p. ; 21 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780865475878

Classification

745.2

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text

Media Type

unmediated

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volume

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Subject(s)

Recycling
Sustainable architecture

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