Possible SolutionsA System Redesigned

Biomimicry: Model nature to solve human problemsKing Fisher Japanese Bullet Train

Closed Loop Production: Waste and energy is reused, not disposed of.

Closed Loop Air-Conditioning: The hot air is sent out of the house, through pipes underground, where it is cooled, and back into the house, as cold air.

Conscious Consuming: Aware of what you buy, and the impact it

has on the environment.

Consumer Labeling: A label that tells how much waste was produced, and how the product was made.

Corporate Social Responsibility: Hold businesses responsible for ethical manufacturing of a

product.

Cradle to Cradle Design: Everything used to create a product can be reused or

recycled.

Extended Producer Responsibility: Producers are

responsible for reducing waste. • Producers are responsible

to collect old products, and disposing of them.

Fair Trade: Members of this organization agree to give fair wages and environmental sustainability.

Governmental Accountability: Government can give incentives for producing sustainable goods and services.

Green Chemistry: The use of nontoxic chemicals to produce goods.

Local Living Economies: Buy from people that live in the community.

Zero Waste: Eliminate waste and toxic chemicals in products, and make sure materials are not burned.