What Is Waste?

Newbury Film Series, a nonprofit in Boston, has launched a webisode series of films that take a second look at waste. They spotlight companies like Patagonia and individuals like Donald Knaack who are innovating with the wastestreams of others. About the series, the web site says:

We live in a culture in which products are designed to be consumed and disposed of in volume. Rarely are consumers or manufacturers held responsible for the environmental repercussions of this model. As a result, individuals have lost touch with product origins and the impact of their consumption.

However, Waste? is not a doomsday story. This series features spirited individuals that survive or create using waste. Their stories will educate and motivate attitudinal and behavioral change. Waste? explores what motivates people to reuse waste through conversations with garbage anthropologists, yardists, artists and companies. The intent is for viewers to reflect on their relationship with waste, recycling habits, consumption patterns, and to take relevant action.

And, make sure you check out the New Belgium Brewery clip.

Waste

[Tip via Marc Alt]