Cradle to Cradle

Mc DonoughW., Barungart, M., (2002), Cradle to Cradle remaking the way we make things, New York : North Point Press.

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“Citys … are nothing less than overgrown prisons that shut out the world and all its beauties,” wrote the poet John Clare.

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Winston Chirchill refered to manufacturing as, “the arsenal of democracy.” Because the productive capacity was so huge, it could (as in world war two) Produce an undeniably potent response to war conditions.

The book is about recycling and it states why the way we recycle at the moment is not very good. This is due to the fact that we recycle at present are not designed to be recycled.  The book suggests the path of redesigning the goods we make. This will make recycling goods much more efficient, as they will be made completely from reusable components.