![]() Let’s get right to it and see what we can do to help our planet! Eco-effectiveness is better than eco-efficiency in protecting the environment.The current way we regulate the environment isn’t enough for the long haul.The way manufacturing is structured today is fundamentally bad for the environment.Here are the 3 most interesting ideas about manufacturing from this book: Authors William McDonough and Micheal Braungart use their expertise in chemistry and environmental science to show just how achievable it is. In Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, we learn that there are ways we can adjust the manufacturing industry to be both sustainable and more efficient. ![]() ![]() Not just because they’re poorly made, but many products we buy are just too hard to put safely back into the environment. Pretty much everything that is manufactured is destined to one day end up in the trash. Why? Because the things we buy are designed to get broken and replaced. ![]() ![]() Often it’s much easier and sometimes cheaper to just replace something rather than go to fix it. The last time your shoes got a hole in them, did you just throw them away? What about when you dropped your phone and cracked the screen? Chances are, you just bought a newer one instead. 1-Sentence-Summary: Cradle To Cradle uncovers the hidden problems with manufacturing, how they affect our planet, and what you can do to help by becoming eco-efficient. ![]()
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