"Thought provoking article, waste has become a part of our culture since it is the byproduct of everything we do. It describes that while the 20th century was all about abundance, the 21st century is all about scarcity and resource sharing. Recognising that waste is central, not peripheral, to everything we design, make and do is key to transforming the future"

Waste is not merely a byproduct of culture: it is culture. We have produced a culture of waste. To focus our gaze on waste is not an act of morbid negativity; it is an act of cultural realism.