13 Circular Design
An economic approach to design that eliminates waste, increases the lifespan of products, and regenerates materials.
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According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, “waste and pollution are not accidents, but the consequences are made at the design stage, where 80 percent of environmental impacts are decided.”
Construction debris accounts for a staggering fifty percent of the solid waste generated each year in the U.S. As landfill sites accumulate, chemicals from waste materials that do not biodegrade can enter our food and water supply chains, and thus endanger the health of humans, and harm the land and bodies of water. Conceived by ...
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