エッセイ：プラスターボードと桜の木

摘要

ヨーロッパで排出される廃棄物のうち約3分の1が、建設・解体工事の現場から出ているという。大局的に見ると、これは家庭から出るゴミ量の3倍以上に相当し、しかもここには資源採取や工場での製造過程の際に排出される廃棄物は計上されていない。ローターでは、ここしばらくこの状況を注視してきた。特定の廃棄物と資材の流れを追うことで、何か見えてくるものがあるのではないか。%About a third of Europe's waste is produced on building and demolition sites. To put things in perspective: this is more than three times the quantity of waste produced by households, and doesn't even include related waste produced during resource extraction or at manufacturing plants. At Rotor, we have developed an ongoing interest in this situation. We are curious about what can be learned from specific waste and material streams. For instance, how the difficulty of using reclaimed building materials in new designs illustrates the tight division of roles that dominates the building industry, and the sector's low tolerance of the signs of aging and wear.