Leyla Acaroglu: Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore
ליילה אקארוגלו: נייר עדיף על פלסטיק? איך לחשוב מחדש על הפולקלור הסביבתי
Leyla Acaroglu uses innovative design and systems thinking to create positive change. Full bio
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of environmental impacts.
at the back of your head,
on any scientific framework.
which is essentially the entire economy,
שהיא בעצם הכלכלה כולה,
you are in the pecking order,
some of these problems that we face.
life cycle thinking comes in.
technical part of those systems
ישנה מילה שנמצאת בשימוש רב.
משתחררות באופן טבעי
we produce, end up in landfill.
is they turn around and they say,
כן?
food waste is a problem.
בזבוז מזון הוא בעיה.
עד חצי מהמזון.
מדובר ב- 1.3 מיליארד טון של מזון כל שנה.
systems going on here.
זו בעיה אמתית, אנשים.
would happen naturally.
start going through your refrigerator
כי אני אתחיל לעבור על דברים במקרר שלכם
like the lettuce from the system,
I just explained at the end of life,
serious environmental problems.
דמיינו מה היה קורה אם היינו
how we designed things.
this country, really, do you?
make it technically efficient?"
a problem with this product.
ומישהו חישב
going on with these little guys,
don't even notice they're there.
He's named Simon.
קוראים לו סימון.
electricity company in the U.K.
solve these system failures,
thought about the problem
kettles available on the market,
were thrown out in the U.S. last year;
population of 22 million -- don't laugh --
גרים שם 22 מיליון איש -- אל תצחקו --
the problems around this,
ידעתם שיותר זול כיום
is happening all over the world.
sustainably within this world.
are in the room right now,
we call closed-loop systems,
with these simple products,
from a life cycle perspective,
מבחינת מחזור החיים,
done with a kilo of each material.
always ask me for the eco-materials.
that you should completely avoid.
we design and produce in the economy
through to the end of life,
really innovative solutions.
who I work with, a senior designer.
sustainability? I know you know this."
a sustainability project to a client,
pioneers have arrows in their backs.'"
כי לחלוצים תקועים חצים בגב.'"
because we need to solve these problems.
כי אנחנו צריכים לפתור את הבעיות האלו.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Leyla Acaroglu - Sustainability strategistLeyla Acaroglu uses innovative design and systems thinking to create positive change.
Why you should listen
Leyla Acaroglu breaks through our deeply entrenched environmental folklore in order to reveal the true impact of the products and materials we use every day. A designer and consultant, Acaroglu encourages both companies and individuals to look at the full life cycle of the things they create and use in order to understand their net effect on the environment. At Eco Innovators, an ecologically-minded Australian design studio, Acaroglu’s team makes award-winning designs and projects that tap into a sense of play in order to educate. From animations explaining the lifecycle of a cell phone to bookshelves made from construction scrap wood to workshops that help rebuild and repurpose broken everyday items, the goal is building savvy, science-based sustainability practices.
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