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    Sustainability has four major components: environmental, economic, social, and political. Environmental sustainability involves reducing, reusing, and recycling resources, though these practices may be luxuries in rural developing areas where they are needed most. It also includes moving towards cradle-to-cradle manufacturing where products are designed so there is no waste throughout their entire life cycle by being broken down and used as biological or technical nutrients.

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    Sustainability has four major components: environmental, economic, social, and political. Environmental sustainability involves reducing, reusing, and recycling resources, though these practices may be luxuries in rural developing areas where they are needed most. It also includes moving towards cradle-to-cradle manufacturing where products are designed so there is no waste throughout their entire life cycle by being broken down and used as biological or technical nutrients.

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    Sustainability

    Major components:
    Environmental
    Economic
    Social
    Political

    Environmental Sustainability
    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

    Developing countries are really GOOD at this!


    Is this enough in rural Guatemala?
    Is this a luxury in rural Guatemala?
    Does this only delay the exhaustion of resources
    in the developed world (see Cradle to Grave
    McDonaugh and Braungart

    Eco-efficiency
    Being less bad

    Environmental Sustainability
    Cradle-to-Cradle Manufacturing
    Manufacturer is responsible for the product
    through entire life-cycle
    Create products that are designed for
    upcycling
    Technical and biological nutrient cycles
    No waste, not less waste

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