Monstrous Hybrids---“mountains of waste rising in our landfills are a growing concern.” Seems to be a great concern, but it also seems to be to easy to solve these problems of waste. That maybe why the action is not in effect. Fact: Americans are materialistic, 88 percent of the people in their society stated that they are materialistic and like shopping a bit too much. It is always annoying to hear after the second time, but it’s not that annoying for change. When I read McDonoughs it really feels that I am reading five pages over and over again. It should start to sink in after a while that there can and will problem unless some changes are made. Recycling is as good and its seems to be.....its really just down-cycling….up-cycling is really the way to go.

Biological metabolism and Technical metabolism was the main discussion in the readings this week. McDonough always brings me back to the expression of the cherry tree, and how it has multiple benefits to the ecosystem----the releasing of the blossoms and the delicious cherries for humans. Composting! it seems to be so simple and helpful to the environment, (and our backs from taking out the heavy trash) but it continues to be not in peoples priority. One last thing that was intriguing was the running shoes that give off toxins on the road and into the grass. Healthy living is not getting so healthy anymore. Some technical metabolism that I thought was interesting to bring up was how Henry Ford and his Model A cars used the shipping crates as their floorboards. That’s been about 80 years ago, where did we steer off from that mentality, at least for industrial resources. Of course resources are cheaper, but when looked at the production, transportation, and eliminating cost, its far more harmful.