Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | TD 797.9 .F57 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5004023 |
TD 795.7 .B36 2004 Design of landfills and integrated solid waste management / | TD 795.7 Q276 2002 Geotechnical aspects of landfill construction and design / | TD 795.7 .R67 2004 Barrier systems for waste disposal / | TD 797.9 .F57 2010 Designing for re-use : the life of consumer packaging / | TD 798 .B84 2019 Peak plastic : the rise or fall of our synthetic world / | TD 799.85 .G76 2006 High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human health / | TD 799.85 .W43 2009 What is the impact of e-waste? / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History, habits, and principles : objects, people and places -- Material factors -- Ideas and values -- Spaces, habits and routines -- Re-use practices and design -- Conclusion.
"Packaging is ephemeral - its purpose is to be 'wasted' once we've removed the product it contains. Whilst we are encouraged to 'reduce, re-use and recycle', Designing for Re-Use proposes that domestic re-use is the 'Cinderella' of this trinity, because it is under researched and little understood. The re-use of packaging could have a significant effect on the quantity of material that enters the waste stream and the energy and consequently carbon that is expended in its production - every re-used item is another item not purchased. The authors demonstrate that we do re-use - but usually despite, rather than because of, the actions of government and designers. The book shows that by understanding the ways in which actions of this sort fit with everyday life, opportunities may be identified to enhance the potential for re-use through packaging design. The authors itemize the factors that affect the re-use of packaging, and analyse the home as a system in which objects are processed. Some of these factors relate to the specifics of the design, including the type of materials used and the symbolism of the branding. Other factors are more obviously social, for instance the effects on re-use of different consumer orientations. The book provides practical guidance from a design perspective, in the context of real-life examples, to provide professionals with vital design recommendations and evaluate how a practice orientated approach to understanding consumers' behaviour is significant for moving towards sustainability through design."--Back cover.
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