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Cradle to cradle [sound recording] : remaking the way we make things / William McDonough and Michael Braungart.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublication details: [Old Saybrook, Conn.?] : Tantor, c2008.Description: 5 sound discs (5.5 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 9781400107612:
  • 140010761X
  • 9781400157617
  • 1400157617
  • 9781400137619 (lib. ed.)
  • 1400137616 (lib. ed.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 745.2
Read by Stephen Hoye.Summary: Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually "downcycling," creating hybrids of biological and technical "nutrients" which are then unrecoverable and unusable. The authors, an architect and a chemist, want to eliminate the concept of waste altogether, while preserving commerce and allowing for human nature. They offer several compelling examples of corporations that are not just doing less harm--they're actually doing some good for the environment and their neighborhoods, and making more money in the process. Cradle to Cradle is a refreshing change from the intractable environmental conflicts that dominate headlines. It's a handbook for 21st-century innovation and should be required reading for business hotshots and environmental activists. --Therese Littleton
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 745.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 66834
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 745.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 66835
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 745.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 66836
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 745.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 66837
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 745.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 66838

CW058

Unabridged.

MP3 CD

CW007

Read by Stephen Hoye.

Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually "downcycling," creating hybrids of biological and technical "nutrients" which are then unrecoverable and unusable. The authors, an architect and a chemist, want to eliminate the concept of waste altogether, while preserving commerce and allowing for human nature. They offer several compelling examples of corporations that are not just doing less harm--they're actually doing some good for the environment and their neighborhoods, and making more money in the process. Cradle to Cradle is a refreshing change from the intractable environmental conflicts that dominate headlines. It's a handbook for 21st-century innovation and should be required reading for business hotshots and environmental activists. --Therese Littleton

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