The article “Cradle to Cradle” discusses the cycle of recycling. It gives pictures of how waste equals food. For example, when trees bloom, the extra blossoms fall to the ground, decompose, feed various organisms and microorganisms, and enrich the soil. Animals and humans exhale carbon dioxide , which plants take in and use for their own growth. This natural cycle runs on and on and repeats itself.
Cradle to Cradle’s process does something good for every part involved. Nothing is wasted. Every component is used to help the next area of the cycle. This idea can be used in the fashion industry. I would like to use a cycling and recycling process dealing with the fashion industries so that we can help with the waste issue. If we use a product, I want there to be a purpose for the extra pieces that weren’t used.
Cradle to Cradle shows us the natural way of preventing waste, and I think the apparel industry can and should adopt this idea. We can use materials that can be recycled and biodegraded back to its original components. This process can help the environment by giving back nutrients that it needs, and also help our apparel industry by reusing the materials.
Cradle to Cradle explains that waste equals food. Let’s use this exact quote and put it in our field. Waste equals Fashion.
Great blog Morgan, love the idea of nothing being wasted! Maybe in your next blog you could go into more depth and discuss which biodegradable materials would be used in this recycling process. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHi Morgan, I was wondering what product exactly you were looking at doing? I like your idea of nothing being wasted. It sounds a lot like what they were doing at DesignTex in the video we watched this week.
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