
Cradle to Cradle
Remaking the Way We Make Things
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Stephen Hoye
Why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective. "Waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new - either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are).
Elaborating their principles from experience redesigning everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the authors make an exciting and viable case for change.
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"A readable provocative treatise that 'gets outside the box' in a huge way. Timely and inspiring." ( Kirkus)
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Slow but worthwhile
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It can be a bit demoralizing when you consider how prolific at producing waste and polluting our world and, by extension, our own bodies.
But ultimately it is a call to action to rethink the way we interact with our landscape at every level.
Required Reading for Thoughtful Humans
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Should be a world wide requirement all businesses
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I say all that with the small disclaimer that the tone and choice of words do carry a white/western/male perspective. I include that, not to disparage that perspective, but to remind people that other perspectives do exist. Contributions from various perspectives should be included in the conversations and research surrounding sustainability, as the book itself subtly acknowledges.
Regret to say that the much-needed message of the book is a little overshadowed by the reader's inflection, which isn't monotonous, exactly, but repetitive. It makes paying attention more difficult, and the replayability virtually non-existent, for me. I have since obtained physical copies of both this book and its successor, "The Upcycle".
Great Book, Sub-par Narrator
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Instructive -all should read
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Great
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Maybe it’s just me, but I also found the narrator’s tone a bit...pedantic? Not a huge deal, but it clashes somewhat with the authors’ relatively humble and practical message.
Not What I Expected
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This speaks to the hopes I hold for the future.
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a step ahead
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Im still amazed
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