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Resources and Waste Management Session 1.6 –
Designing products of the future
Jens Soth, Helvetas
Cradle to cradle design innovations towards a cycle economy
Are they too many ?
The Biomass of ants equals the biomass of humans
Cradle to grave design paradigm
BAD DESIGN OF TOYS: TOXIC GASEOUS EMISSIONS...
cyclohexanon alkyl aromatics
2-ethylhexanol
Heavy metals in toys
Cradle to cradle design paradigm
• Waste equals food
• Use solar income
• Celebrate diversity
Regenerate
Regenerate
Take
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C2C concept 1: biological systems
C2C concept 2: technical systems
Regenerate
Regenerate
Take
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Cradle to cradle versus cradle to grave
Cradle to grave design paradigm
• Dematerialization
• Reduced toxicity
• Downcycling
• Extended product lifespan
Cradle to cradle design paradigm
• Free of…..
• Systems decision
• Positive list – get the commodities right
• Intelligent materials pooling
Ex. 1 for a biological product system
Climatex Lifecycle furniture fabric
Ex. 2 for a biological product system
Trigema compostable T-Shirt
Ex. 3 for a biological product system
Organic cotton shirt of the city of Zurich
Organic implies taking care of soil fertility
Getting the commodities right: Monetary benefits of organic cotton projects
1. Bio-premium
2. Fair-trade premium
3. Potential to increase yield while reducing input costs
4. Further bio-products and income from crop rotation
5. Potential for added value generation within the production country
6. Emission certificates
Organic cotton projects of Helvetas
Mali• since 2002• > 4000 farmers
Senegal• since 2004• 220 farmers
Burkina Faso• since 2004• > 5000 farmers
Kyrgyzstan• since 2004• > 1200 farmers
Benin• Start 2008
Ex. 1 for a technical product system
Mirra chair of Herman Miller - a technical nutrient
Ex. 2 for a technical product system
Shaw carpet system - a technical nutrient
Ex. 3 for a technical product system
C2C – book of Michael Braungart and William Mc Donough
Ex. 3 for a technical product system
C2C – book of Michael Braungart and William Mc Donough
Intelligent Materials Pooling: join the club
• Knowledge base about innovative c2c-materials
• Libraries for materials
C2C- exhibition and conference
November 12-14, 2008FRANKFURT, GERMANYwww.messefrankfurt.com
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