"Humans are the only organism that produce waste others cannot use"
Disposable society-even worse with technology now
iFixit: "repair is noble"
It is also empowering...
e.g. cars, computers, appliances
TV repair: old and new
system integration-not just discrete parts (like kitchen appliances), computers=TV=radio
MSW=municipal (city) solid (not sewage) waste 60% from homes, 40% from industry
Main issues: packaging, food containers, water bottles
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e-waste: toxic metals, non-compostable
What is compost?
3 R's: reduce (use less) reuse (use again, "super use") recycle (larger infrastructure-glass, paper, aluminum)
What happens to our recycling here in Waimea?
How different from Seattle, Portland or SF?
Closed loop vs. open loop recycling:
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Closed loop: aluminum cans, carpet
Open loop: PET into jackets, tires into beams
Municipal composting:
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Not done here...
Landfills (burying), incineration (burning) -see also plasma incineration of medical waste
Sanitary Landfill-MUST be lined with plastic:
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Incinerator (like the one on Oahu):
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Hazardous waste:
CERCLA ("Superfund"): Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Recovery Act
-taxes chemical and oil industries to fund cleanup and recovery sites "superfund sites"
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act-solid waste laws
Look up Love Canal, Hooker Chemical
Look behind the elab for a brownfield site...
Life Cycle Analysis: Cradle to grave analysis (e.g. white macbooks vs. aluminum macbook pros)
Cradle-to-cradle:
e2: Deeper shades of Green:
deeper shades of green e2
Ken Yeang-singapore library
William McDonough-upcycle vs. downcycle 10:30-17:15
"all children of all species for all time"
Werner Sobek-R128 (home on one truck) and R129 (soap bubble home)
Consider the energy lab: nothing in the elab can be toxic in production, use or disposal
http://physics.hpa.edu/physics/apenvsci/videos/e2_videos/e2%20design%201/6%20deeper%20shades%20of%20green.mov
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