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Paper Beats Plastic - How to Rethink Environmental Folklore

Offered By: TED via YouTube

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TED Courses Sustainability Courses Product Design Courses Environmental Conservation Courses Food Waste Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore a thought-provoking TED talk that challenges common environmental beliefs and encourages a more holistic approach to sustainability. Delve into topics such as biodegradability, food waste, and the unexpected environmental impacts of everyday items like lettuce and refrigerators. Discover how product design influences consumer behavior and learn about the complexities of e-waste. Gain insights into systems-based innovations and be inspired to rethink environmental folklore for more effective sustainability strategies.

Syllabus

Intro
Biodegradability
Food waste
Lettuce
Refrigerators
Electric kettles
Product person failure
Behavior changing products
Mobile phones
Ewaste
Systemsbased innovations
Start to innovate


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TED

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