2050: this is not a story about waste

Samenvatting

Rising in the morning, slipping into my slippers, I call out ‘lights on’. My bedroom illuminates softly, screens slide upwards to reveal that breathtaking view over the city’s rooftops I never get bored of. Walking to the kitchen, my time-programmed coffee maker presents me with a local brew and signals it has ordered a new batch for refills. The homebaked fresh bread I pull from the refrigerator, with its spent brewers grain from the city’s brewery a few blocks away, tastes heavenly. The community hub vertical farm located on my building’s rooftop has provided other ingredients for my breakfast, including milk, vegetal butter, and various jams and leafy vegs. I’m ready to start the day...