Cradle to Cradle

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Even metal is very difficult to recycle, especially cars - it's often very difficult to separate the non-recyclable materials from the recyclable materials. Cradle to Cradle (McDonough) addresses these concerns. The book is printed with a hot-water soluble ink on infinitely recyclable plastic. Most recycled plastic bottles end up in carpet, which cannot be recycled again - and is thrown out. Paper I wouldn't be so concerned about if we used something a little more environmentally friendly to farm and process - like hemp (the processing step for tree-paper contains many noxious chemicals that are unnecessary in processing hemp for paper).

…buying their cars and increasing their footprint (and "foodprint") just right now. The thing is that relating "happiness" and "success", "American dream" and "Pursuit of Happiness" to modern consumption was greatly influenced by certain campaigns. There's no signs in anthropology that relate owning more "stuff" to being "better" or being "happier". I recommend to dig in: - GDP: on how the concept of GDP and GDP per person are flawed and do not equal to "wealth". A recent post in HN was saying that Mississipi is richer than Europe ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=811365 ). Relating wealth and happiness to GDP (gross consumption, in general terms) is a big mistake, explained by a lot of people. I just don't have the time to look for the referrals just now (I'd do it upon request). - Documentaries "The century of the self" (You'll find …

… true solution would be to manufacture consumables as if they're in a closed ecosystem - either able to easily be reused, or easily put into the natural ecosystem. Read "Cradle to Cradle" by William McDonough for more information (the book itself is printed on special infinitely recyclable plastic paper; the ink can be removed by boiling the book).

Cradle to cradle, by William McDonough & Michael Braungart http://www.mcdonough.com/cradle_to_cradle.htm About environmental design of, well, everything. Might fall into the "technical" category, though.