In the city of Oakhaven, the word "trash" had been scrubbed from the local dialect. Following the principles of Cradle to Cradle , the citizens lived by a simple, radical rule:
The Council watched as Elara dropped a piece of the outer shell into a glass of water; it began to soften, turning into a harmless starch. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
"The casing is a biological nutrient," she explained. "If you bury it, it dissolves into nitrogen-rich compost for our orchards. The internal circuitry is a technical nutrient. When the processor becomes obsolete, the manufacturer is legally bound to take it back, disassemble it in seconds, and use the high-grade copper and gold for the next generation." In the city of Oakhaven, the word "trash"