RR05

The introduction to Cradle to Cradle was a real eye opener. There are so many things that we use, that normally I would not think anything bad of, that are very harmful to the environment. It is really sad that we are constantly designing things that are just going to be thrown "away" and just end up in landfills. I also agree with McDonough when he said that "I wanted to be involved in making buildings, even products, with completely positive intentions." If every designer had this train of thought then things would be that much better! This could actually lead toward a new industrial revolution. I was also surprised by all of that facts given. For instance the largest chromium extraction factory in Europe, where they only hire 50 years or older men to work, because of the abundance of chromium exposure that leads to cancer. It kills me that we can live like this, and I think just this first chapter has already changed the way I see things.