the gap between stimulus and response

designing cradle-to-cradle

In honor of Earth Day, a question: for any of you in [product] design, who generate physical things as a result of your work, have you ever designed anything to be cradle-to-cradle?

Chicks dig recyclers (true story). World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta, Georgia.

As in, something that can be completely repurposed and completely diverted from the waste stream?

It’s a difficult proposition in medical devices, because of biohazards and body fluids, but I’d be curious to see some good examples of how, in this age of smarter consumption, designers are coming up with smarter creations as well.

On another note, I’ve posted three times in two days! That’s got to be some sort of record or something. I’ll take a cookie for that.