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- Title
Cradle-to-cradle design thinking: the life of a trillion plastic bags.
- Authors
Mentzer, Nathan; Deck, Anita; Lavender, Holly; Handy, Douglas; Wellman, Bruce; Gurganus, Jamie; Strimel, Greg J.
- Abstract
The article offers information on investigation into the environmental impacts of plastic waste and discusses the importance of cradle-to-cradle design thinking. Topics discussed include views on repurposed materials for students, from plastic decking to three dimensional-printed products; importance of chemical applications and chemical reactions and catalysis concepts for students engineering practices; and focuses on recycling plastic bags for environment conservation.
- Subjects
NATURE conservation; PLASTIC scrap &; the environment; PLASTIC scrap recycling; ENGINEERING technology education; ENGINEERING student research
- Publication
Technology & Engineering Teacher, 2019, Vol 78, Issue 5, p14
- ISSN
2158-0502
- Publication type
Article