Part One:
Taste The Waste, a documentary by Valentin Thurn, gives an excellent analysis on human waste and our lack of personal responsibility for it. We waste tons of food every day that could be used to help countries in need. The real problem comes down to us not feeling responsibility on a personal level. Each individual discards minimal waste but combined all those individuals become a really big problem. We have to start controlling our consumption waste on an individual level. The public needs to abandon their carefree, guiltless lifestyle to start understanding our problem with waste. The system we use here in the U.S. allows anyone to discard of anything virtually anywhere. The convenience of discarding waste allows us as citizens to disregard any feeling of guilt. But, where does the waste go, and do we think about that when throwing something away? If we focus on the repercussions more people will realize how much they are really wasting. Upcycling is a great way to use this waste.
A very important underlying ideal of upcycling is to reduce and eliminate waste; especially that of industry. Using a cradle-to-cradle system allows all components of a product to provide a sustainable service, leaving no unused waste. As the video shows our creativity in discarding is extremely limited. Innovations to reuse waste are desperately needed to reduce our impact on the environment. Using upcycling techniques can create a beneficial coexistence for the economy and environment. Using the ideals of upcycling, waste disposal will become more personal and fall in the hands of individuals.
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