Plastics have extremely useful properties: they help us keep our food fresh, make it possible to safely operate electrical devices and create various solutions in the medical field, such as disposable syringes and artificial joints.
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Fifteen young, junior staff recently considered the subject of sustainability at a workshop at the Hard site. Linda Mauksch from the Corporate Strategy, Sustainability & Circular Economy department passed on valuable knowledge on the subject and discussed current and highly contentious issues surrounding the sustainability of plastic with the trainees.
I consider myself fortunate to live in a country – Luxembourg – where the principles of a Circular Economy are strongly endorsed by the government and starting to take ever-deeper hold throughout society. And while the circular economy – an alternative to the current linear, “take-make-dispose” model of production and consumption – is gaining global traction with increasing speed, developing viable and sustainable circular business models presents a challenge crying out for answers.
A NEW factory dedicated to turning plastic waste into material for roads and car parks has opened, as part of efforts to tackle ocean pollution.
Backpacks made out of recycled single-use plastic bottles are helping children in the Peruvian Andes. Watch this short video to learn more about this creativ…
EDGE of Ember has launched a super sustainable Conscious Diamonds collection, which has been made with lab grown diamonds.
The super sustainable collection, has been been designed to worn day in, day out. The collection is filled with lab grown diamonds and with 100 per cent recycled gold the Conscious Diamonds collection is better for the environment, as well as being cheaper than natural stones.
America’s leading plastic companies today outlined five sustainable actions Congress can take immediately to grow the circular economy for plastics through a comprehensive, national strategy. The strategy includes a national standard that all plastic packaging contains at least 30% recycled plastic by 2030, development of an appropriate regulatory system that enables rapid scaling of advanced recycling, and an American-designed producer responsibility system for packaging that raises critical funding dedicated to improving recycling access, collection and education for all materials. “It’s time to accelerate the circular economy for plastic packaging,” said ACC’s Joshua Baca, vice president, plastics. “We need Congress to act on a comprehensive national strategy that will capture the value of used plastic by engaging the entire plastics value chain, from plastic makers to brand companies to all Americans.