Wasted Tales

Fiona, one of millions of disposable facemasks born from the covid-19 pandemic, ends up in an unexpected place. She meets fantastic creatures whose wisdom leads her to dream of ideal future generations of disposable face masks. Can they be made in such a way that they have minimum negative impact on fragile eco-systems?

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This episode is based on the graduation project of design student Mari Genova. You can find an interview with Mari about her project here: https://www.thehagueuniversity.com/about-thuas/thuas-today/news/detail/2021/02/02/the-greatest-designer-is-nature-circular-facemask

More information on Urban Metabolism: https://www.thehagueuniversity.com/research/research-groups/details/urban-metabolism

Hello and welcome, you’re listening to Wasted Tales, where we will be bringing you into the lives and minds of waste and other materials within the circular economy. My name is Kim Poldner and I am a professor of Circular Business at the Centre of Expertise Mission Zero where we conduct integrated research to come up with regenerative solutions for a more sustainable future. By making inanimate objects key protagonists in this podcast, we aim to provide an alternative perspective to the circular economy discourse. What do these materials and artefacts experience? How do they view us humans in processes of recycling, repair and repurpose? And what can we learn from them?

For more information please find us at 
https://www.dehaagsehogeschool.nl/onderzoek/kenniscentra/details/kenniscentrum-mission-zero