“If we think about things having multiple lives, cradle to cradle, we could design things that can go back to either nature or back to industry forever.”

—  William McDonough

"William McDonough: Godfather of Green", WNYC Studio 360 (18 March 2008) http://www.studio360.org/2011/apr/22/william-mcdonough-godfather-green/

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