This week I've been asked to be part of a presentation by Sustain Floyd to an Industrial Design class at Virginia Tech, shepherded by Martha Sullivan, the Department Chair and an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Industrial Design program. It was such an honor and exciting for me, because as you may know, I believe in good design!
Sustain Floyd is sponsoring a sustainability design contest, and I was asked to present problems for the students to think about from a householder point of view: everyday recycling challenges. I had so many!
I thought I'd share the presentation with you. I'm sure most of y'all aren't industrial designers, but anyone involved in product creation, non-digital marketing materials, and even everyday folks just trying to do a good job recycling might get some food for thought from this. (Also, I didn't have time because of this presentation to write a brand new post).
SLIDES: https://www.katymorikawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Household-Recycling-Problems.pdf
Seaspiracy, Netflix documentary https://www.netflix.com/title/81014008
Breaking Boundaries, Netflix documentary based on the work of Johan Rockström, founder of the Stockholm Resilience Centre https://www.netflix.com/title/81014008
The Nine Boundaries from the Stockholm Resilience Centre https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries/the-nine-planetary-boundaries.html
Preserve Recycled Plastic Manufacturing pioneers https://www.preserve.eco/
Plastic by the Numbers from Eartheasy Guides & Articles https://learn.eartheasy.com/articles/plastics-by-the-numbers/
Check out my 2021 Eco Sampler Gift Pack which features a collection of daily household items that are both affordable, effective, and make a big dent in issues like carbon footprint and environmental costs: https://www.katymorikawa.com/the-2021-eco-sampler-pack/
