American architect William McDonough states, “Pollution is a symbol of design failure.” McDonough and German chemist Michael Braungart conclude that waste and pollution are to be avoided entirely, and have written about it in their book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.

There are many ways that people can stop this design failure: Using public transportation, recycling, and drinking tap (instead of bottled) water can make significant differences.

Read Lester R. Brown's full article about necessary and overdue changes or download his book World on the Edge as a free PDF.