Cradle 2 Cradle _ The Introduction...

This book is not a tree... Is there a better way to start a book about protecting the environment than the way Cradle to Cradle started? Personally, I have not seen it yet. I love the idea. Most of the books I've read about being environmentally friendly or how big companies' action is destroying nature are hypocrites. They blamed lumber industry for killing the trees and yet, the papers that made up their books are not recyclable. That's why I was so impress to realize that no harm was done to trees during the process of making Cradle to Cradle.

There was lots of chemicals and chemical compounds being mentioned during the first sixteen pages of C2C. Most of them were mentioned to highline the hazard chemicals can do to human health. The big concepts I found from this sections were how we can work to eliminate the concept of waste as well as doing things with "positive intention" instead of being "less bad". The distinction between recycle and downcycle was also talked about.

The main argument I found from this section was mainly around reinventing our view on economy and environment. Those two can be compatible, the authors claimed. They used their background, personal experiences as well as their knowledge about the subject to support their argument. The section about the authors' background and past achievements/ experiences is such an effective way to back up their argument because it showed that the authors know what they are talking about.

I love how they written the first chapter the way it was written. I feel like I'm going through a little re-examination of everyday things in my life, allowing me opportunities to take a closer look at certain objects like sofa and computer, which can be full with chemicals. However, the authors' background was a bit distracted from the first part of the introduction. If they had put the author's background section into a separate chapter, the structure of this section would be perfect.

I felt validated after reading the introduction because I know most of the information from the first part of the section since I've read "Stuff". However, the authors' background was interesting and I love how they only not pointing out what is wrong with the world but also, offering hope in how we can start doing better, like doing things with good intentions instead of being less bad.