> "The cycle of modern consumerism and corporations is disgusting. I laugh to myself when I think North America looks down on third world countries. In many cas

> "The cycle of modern consumerism and corporations is disgusting. I laugh to myself when I think North America looks down on third world countries. In many cases, it's the exact opposite. I'm a spoke in the wheel like most, however this article makes me want to change." If you want to know the answer to this issue, it can be found by learning the 'waste equals food' approach found in nature. I can recommend this talk by William McDonough as an introduction to how this can be applied to man made items: https://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design https://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cra...