Clearly we have a problem with plastic waste but until we can fully understand the systemic issue surrounding the material we will struggle to find a solution – not to our dependence on plastic – but to our interdependence with the material.
Interdependence and the Plastic Paradox Read More »
Marta Matos Gil tells us about bringing the PET industry together to co-engineer solutions that put nature back in the center of systems thinking.
Applying Biomimicry in the PET Industry Read More »
Bioplastics, biodegradable packaging and other nature-based solutions, offer enormous potential for reducing the industry’s reliance on virgin fossil fuel feedstocks. But not without its challenges.
Looking to Nature for Innovative Solutions Read More »
Moving from a “take-make-waste” economic model to a circular world of infinite abundance, a world free of waste is closer than we think.
A Waste-Free World Read More »
A more systemic approach to investing is influencing the flow of money away from old ways of financial thinking towards new solutions that push living assets to the fore. The growing importance of “non-financial factors”, environmental, social and governance considerations, in determining the flow of funds from a rapidly expanding pool of investors and banks
Packaging Economics Read More »
From take-make-dispose to a re-cyclical model, PET holds the key to reaching the world’s recycling goals. The world has had a logo for recycling since 1970, when student Gary Anderson won a competition to design a symbol with his easily recognisable Mobius loop. Sponsored by the Container Corporation of America, it was hoped that the