GCM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Railways Act 1921, Greenwashing, Forest Stewardship Council
29 Dec 2016
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Uk has to buy electricity from france to energize the country when they all plug in kettles at the same time. Energy wasted when using kettles can light the entire uk for one night. Cellphone replacement rate is higher than the world"s birthrate. Sustainability is about how you implement or use a material; very few materials actually need to be avoided. The capacity to endure / enough, for all, forever. Tripe bottom line: profit, people, plant, holistic approach to looking at your success, as a business. Takes into consideration your social and environmental impact (economic, societal and environmental) Environmental sustainability: not all municipalities have the same recycling processes. Hard for cups to be manufactured to fit all: starbucks & tim hortons cups. Not actually recycled, still ends up in a landfill. Ink embedded into the fibres of the paper cup. Waste hierarchy: communicates how we deal with waste, now and in the future, top = prevention.
