Unreasonable Impact: Reinventing Luxury With Reclaimed Materials: Q&A With Elvis & Kresse
May 9, 2017 10:30 AM ET
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Today, the amount of solid waste generated in urban areas and developing economies has overtaken other pollutants, including greenhouse gases. Single-use plastics outnumber fish in our oceans, and landfills tower over neighborhoods in the world’s megacities. At the current rate of pollution, a report from the World Bank estimates that the amount of municipal solid waste produced will rise to 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025.
Waste is not only harmful for the environment, but it’s also expensive for cities to manage. As a global community, we have no choice but to envision new ways to respect and repurpose our dwindling resources.
