Session 2: Designing for True Circularity and Biological Systems

Framing circularity within the capacity and design of natural systems, including a San Francisco Bay case study on micro-plastic fiber pollution.

Core learnings: 

• Learn about the current industry-led definition of circularity and example of circularity in practice
• Using holism to avoid life cycle “leakages” and externalized costs to our environment and relationships
• Embracing biomimicry and why decentralization is key to truly circular economies
• Learning from “regrettable solutions” — what microplastic pollution can teach us about material design

Guest speakers:

• Beth Rattner, Executive Director of the Biomimicry Institute
• Diana Lin, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute
• Textile Researcher, TBD

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