This is a fascinating read with some great ideas, but it's hard not to be skeptical about anything “eco“ these days, with so much greenwashing going on. It seemed more like a beautiful dream than anything else, though the authors were involved in some big things like a Ford plant revamp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_River_Rouge_complex#Renova...
so-sofor some things, I had a hard time wrapping my head around the ideas: eco-effective vs eco-efficient, upcycling vs downcycling, biological nutrients and technical nutrients, and more. They did have some good examples and I think they are probably correct in what they are suggesting, but it was hard for me to figure all of it out. Cont in comments...
It's ironic how this idea of "progress" is still from the Industrial Revolution, and that's how many years ago already? Shouldn't we need to shift away from that idea?
so-soI didn‘t get a lot out of this. I think that‘s partly because the narrator wasn‘t a good fit for the content, which was a little dry. There was also a lot of repetition and a bit of “oh, look how awesome we are”. I mean, the cradle to cradle concept is a good one and these guys are some of the first to use it seriously but for a short book it seemed a bit much. Check out www.c2certified.org for more info.
Holy biscuits! All I‘m hearing is blah blah blah toxins in everything, blah blah blah, we‘re all going to die. I already knew this and I‘m not sure my brain can handle this today.
This is the selection for this month‘s Talk Green to Me book club meeting. We meet Thursday and I‘ve actually started listening to the audiobook. I‘m so glad I‘ve discovered Hoopla. Whew! The book is off to a scary start and I feel like we‘re all going to die from everything right now. Ahhhhhhh!!!
Innovation and industry should be like environmentally friendly, socially conscientious tinker toys 😆 ⬅ My new tagline for this insightful non-fiction about replacing the waste mindset in industrialized countries! Everyone can get involved and play -- we are the characters! ~ #Day6 #80sToyInBookForm #octphotochallenge #bookphotochallenge ~ @LibrarianRyan
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things | 
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