She pulled a small lever, and the device blossomed open like a flower. There were no glues, no fused plastics, and no "monstrous hybrids" that trapped precious metals in unrecyclable casings.
"We are no longer managers of decline," Elara said, her voice echoing in the sun-drenched hall. "We are creators of abundance. By mimicking the earth’s circularity, we’ve stopped digging holes in the ground and started growing our future." Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
In the city of Oakhaven, the word "trash" had been scrubbed from the local dialect. Following the principles of Cradle to Cradle , the citizens lived by a simple, radical rule: She pulled a small lever, and the device