I like the fresh up-beat ideas of the author's or Cradle to Cradle. I think their approach of not pointing fingers will help generate a positive movement towards designing "good" reusable products. Products that can be recycled for reuse without releasing damaging materials into the air or affecting the quality of the new product. I like the idea of a "cherry tree type building" because it not only would help the building to be energy efficient, but it would also induce a less stressful work environment, and could possibly increase productivity to meets the needs of commerce.
This book doesn't say we have to change the way we buy products, it says we have to change the way we make products. The examples of the books they discuss in chapter 3 confirmed that recycling is not an easy thing. I would have never thought that a regular paperback book would be so difficult to recycle. I have always looked at a book as paper with a little ink on the pages, I had no idea that the paper had to be strongly beached in the recycling process.
It's all like a trigger effect to me right now. My ideas and thoughts are all over the place. I'm looking forward to learning more about what I can do to help make an impact on this serious problem that we continue to create for ourselves.
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