http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/04/22/talking-trash-on-earth-day/ Discussing the people, ideas, and companies that redefine capitalism and inspire positive change Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/04/22/talking-trash-on-earth-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6470 jp Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:28:41 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1401#comment-6470 I am torn on upcycling, particularly concerning the products that Terracycle makes in the process. I feel as though there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun packaging into capri sun bags doesn’t make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first place. I fear that it doesn’t address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction) an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is, manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. To me it feels like a form "Greenwashing". Am I totally off base I am torn on upcycling, particularly concerning the products that Terracycle makes in the process. I feel as though there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun packaging into capri sun bags doesn’t make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first place. I fear that it doesn’t address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction) an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is, manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. To me it feels like a form “Greenwashing”. Am I totally off base

]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/04/22/talking-trash-on-earth-day/comment-page-1/#comment-37993 jp Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:28:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1401#comment-37993 I am torn on upcycling, particularly concerning the products that Terracycle makes in the process. I feel as though there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun packaging into capri sun bags doesn’t make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first place. I fear that it doesn’t address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction) an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is, manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. To me it feels like a form "Greenwashing". Am I totally off base I am torn on upcycling, particularly concerning the products that Terracycle makes in the process. I feel as though there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun packaging into capri sun bags doesn’t make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first place. I fear that it doesn’t address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction) an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is, manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. To me it feels like a form “Greenwashing”. Am I totally off base

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