NASA Sustainability Base and Shaw Industries Eliminate the Concept of Waste

Posted on September 11, 2012

Learn how the NASA Sustainability Base and Shaw Industries are using Cradle to Cradle to eliminate the concept of waste in this MSNBC video

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) is a sustainability consulting firm founded by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, co-authors of “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things”. MBDC advises companies on integrating C2C principles into products, operations, and corporate strategy to regenerate economy, ecology, and equity.

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