One of the most persistent drains when it comes to use of material resources in our consumption based economy is that almost everything we consume requires packaging in order to get it to us… … There is an opportunity for designers to address this problem and make things easier for consumers as well as creating a coup for sellers. The packaging could be made into a product in it’s own right. Continue reading
I spent the majority of yesterday afternoon playing with various bits of my rubbish… Now before you start tutting and rolling your eyes in disbelief at my revelry in slightly mucky childish pleasures and Blue Peter-esque constructions, and the barefaced gall I have to call it ‘work’, let me explain why I think this is so important… … household waste (in UK) still totalled a not so healthy 23.7 million tonnes in the period from April 2009 to March 2010… …63.8 million tonnes of household waste accumulated over the last 4 years which has had nowhere to go other than landfill sites, with another 14 million tonnes or so to keep adding to that year on year. Continue reading
