Aluminum Upcycled: Sustainable Design in Historical Perspective

by Carl A Zimring and Carl A. Zimring

Book Overview

Tracing the benefits--and limitations--of repurposing aluminum.

Besides being the right thing to do for Mother Earth, recycling can also make money--particularly when it comes to upcycling, a zero waste practice where discarded materials are fashioned into goods of greater economic or cultural value. In Upcycling Aluminum, Carl A. Zimring explores how the metal's abundance after World War II--coupled with the significant economic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421421860
• ISBN13: 9781421421865
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"