by JonoB | Nov 6, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
A spill-over effect of the recent single-use plastic shopping bag ban is that many people who have now adopted the practice of taking reusable bags to shops are making other efforts to avoid single-use products where possible. This is particularly evident for reusable...
by JonoB | Nov 6, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
Farms and agricultural properties can generate a lot of waste and traditionally the approach to dealing with this waste has involved the 3Bs – burning, burying or bulk storing. In surveys that took place in 2013 and 2014, almost all farmers admitted to using the 3Bs...
by JonoB | Nov 5, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
Increasingly, plastics are being advertised as ‘made from plants’, with the implication that it is better for the planet. But is this really true? Chen et al. used LCA to compare the environmental impacts from resource extraction to manufacture (cradle to factory gate...
by JonoB | Nov 5, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
Global estimates suggest that 1-5 trillion plastic bags are consumed every year. For scale, 5 trillion bags equates to nearly 10 million bags per minute and, if tied together, these would reach around the world seven times every hour. The excessive use of plastic...
by JonoB | Nov 5, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
Container deposit schemes (CDS) exist in various places around the world in different forms. The highest reported rate of container recycling through such a scheme is 97%.[1] Alongside its exceptionally high return rate, Norway’s CDS boasts a very high standard of...
