Waste=Food

Although the information from Suzuki's reading is helpful and interesting, I find it too unoriginal and bland. It seems more like a to-do list rather than idea's that could help us become more efficient in the future. Instead of expanding on the ideas I thought were helpful in Suzuki's reading, I would rather go into the idea of waste being used as "food" brought up in McDonough and Braungart's reading. Sure, recycling and using less resources is a must in our journey towards a more sustainable planet, but in our time and day, it's not enough. Recycling can only save so many resources, and eliminate so many harsh chemicals being emitted into our atmosphere. Even if everyone in the world recycled everything they used I don't believe it would solve our problem. The idea of up-cycling is a different story. By creating products that consider up-cycling as the most important aspect of the product, we can truly move towards a better world. Imagine a world where every product is re-used into the makings of either the same product over, or other products (or both), this would be truly amazing. McDonough mentions that products must either be able to be re-used in the industrial cycle, or used to benefit the biological cycle, although he also mentions that with some products today, it is impossible for either one or the other. But is this true? Aren't we able to come up with ideas that are maybe considered, "far out" or "impossible"? What if space travel became so regular and inexpensive that we could dispose waste out there that are unable to be dispose on Earth. Could there be elements or chemicals floating out in space or on other planets that could aid in the break down of products that would otherwise be "impossible" to break down? I do not know, but I do think it's important that we keep exploring different, and possibly bizarre, ideas.