After reading "Waste Equals Food" by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, I started to think about how we recycle our wastes, and what is really happening with the environment. The idea that we should make wrappers, or items of waste into biodegradable substances that can decompose into the earth instead of pollute seems good, but how well could that really work?
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I have no clue how it would work scientifically, however I think that the only way for businesses to make the change from the current materials to mass produced biodegradable is if the government were to pass a law that forced businesses to make the change. It is the only way businesses would change on a large scale and society wouldn't have to make the choice between money or their environmental ideals. Obviously it is possible since the idea was exemplified in the carpet system in our readings.
ReplyDeleteI just think that it is so large scale it would be extremely hard to do given our present lifestyles. A law might be able to be passed to make some changes in producing biodegradable, but there are so many things manufactured that ultimately become a pollutant, it would be near impossible to eliminate completely.
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