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Wikipedia explains cradle to cradle as such: “Cradle to Cradle design (also referred to as Cradle to Cradle, C2C, cradle 2 cradle, or regenerative design) is a biomimetic approach to the design of products and systems. C2C certification ensures that products have met the following principles: • Material Health: Value materials as nutrients for safe, continuous cycling As explained in Green Building Elements by Dawn Killough in 2014, companies can now pursue only the Material Health assessment. Industry groups, nonprofits, governments and companies of all sizes and industry are prioritizing the identification and elimination of chemicals of concern, driving manufacturers to know more about the chemicals in their products and supply chains; be more transparent about the chemicals in their products; avoid chemicals of high concern and shift to inherently safer chemicals; and commit to continuous improvement toward greener chemistry in their products. Twenty years after working in C2C, McDonough and Braungar created the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, a non-profit which works to educate and empower manufacturers of consumer products to become a positive force for sustainable design, helping to bring about a new industrial revolution.

Bisphenol-A (BPA) and Bisphenol-S (BPS) are most commonly found in polycarbonate plastics such as plastic water bottles, baby bottles, CDs, epoxy resins, lacquers, carpets, rugs, etc. Much like BPA and DEHP, they can be found in items such as food containers, plastic bottles, pesticides and common cosmetics. Lead is a known neurotoxin and mainly affects children (learning problems, growth defects, anemia, etc.), pregnant women (premature births, increased risk of miscarriage, and other prenatal problems), and adults (cardiovascular problems, kidney disfunction, increased blood pressure, etc.) Perifluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) are closely related to PFAs as they are also used in many stain/water repellent materials and coatings, food wrapping, and nonstick cooking materials like teflon.

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The scale of the dilemma was underlined recently in Scotland, where scientists — who scoured the watery depths in a submarine hoping to discover evidence of the prehistoric Loch Ness monster — were surprised to find hundreds of thousands of golf balls lining the bed of the loch. Biodegradable, non-toxic golf balls are available. Perhaps land courses should follow in the footsteps of MARPOL treaty, which banned the practice of hitting toxic golf balls into the sea and requiring only non-toxic biodegradable balls on the course. While we can’t do anything about the golf balls left on the moon, (which have probably already degraded from the moon’s extreme temperatures), we can do something about the golf balls yet to be lost on planet earth.