Choose a type of object that you regularly interact with typically considered to be disposable. (Include a photo if possible.) What makes us able to think of this object ‘disposable?’ Be sure to address at least the material aspects of the object (how it is constructed), the social/cultural aspects (such as meanings, goals, and symbols the object represents), and the infrastructural connections (where it likely came from and where it will likely go).
Readings this week:
Stouffer, Lloyd. “Plastics Packaging: Today and Tomorrow.” Chicago: The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc., 1963.
Acaroglu, Leyla. “Design for Disposability.” Disruptive Design (blog), January 3, 2018. https://medium.com/disruptive-design/design-for-disposability-962647cbcbb0
Liboiron, Max. How Plastic is a function of colonialism. Teen Vogue. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-plastic-is-a-function-of-colonialism