Listen "Can we engineer a future of zero waste (part one)?"
Episode Synopsis
In a ideal world, everything that is no longer useful is given a new life. Laura, Cara and Antonia discuss this as one idea behind a concept known as the circular economy. In this two part episode, we introduce some ways in which we see waste being repurposed and talk about the first two stages in the life of a product: manufacture (and resource gathering), and; product use by the consumer. Can something be infinitely recycled? What is recyling anyway? How is our behaviour as consumers influenced by design, marketing, and science?
Read an article based on this two part episode on medium.com
Read an article based on this two part episode on medium.com
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