Our current linear production and consumption model of “take, make and dispose” is not sustainable. We no longer can afford to use more limited resources and create more waste. We have to change, and the alternative model that is fast gaining traction is the circular economy. Driven by the Ellen…
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Design and Make Sustainable Products
Are you a designer interested in designing more sustainable products? Is your company looking at green product design? This article explores the various sustainable design principles that have been developed over the years, which designers can adopt and apply in their work. Designers and manufacturers can design and make sustainable…
Continue ReadingMichael Braungart Shares Cradle to Cradle Principles at the Asia Sustainable Packaging Summit 2010
In the realms of industrial design and closed-loop manufacturing systems, the international bestseller, “Cradle to Cradle, Reinventing The Way We Make Things†is a revolutionary and avant-garde work by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. Braungart is the Founder of the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) in Hamburg, Germany. Braungart is…
Continue ReadingWaste Equals Food
In the coming year, businesses face an economic recession and lower consumer spending. However, these tough challenges also present opportunities for your company to go green, look at how to cut costs and waste, and to do things better and more efficiently. Going green could help your company to be…
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