by JonoB | Nov 6, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
The process of getting products and packaging to supermarket shelves is largely out of sight and out of mind for many people. However, within supply chains there is both significant use of plastic and waste. Manufacturers, retailers and the logistics and supply chain...
by JonoB | Nov 6, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
Cigarette butts account for 78% of all items littered in Aotearoa New Zealand and these are the most commonly found item in beach litter clean ups. A significant proportion of people who litter cigarette butts in Aotearoa New Zealand don’t recognise them as plastic or...
by JonoB | Nov 6, 2019 | Case studies – Rethinking plastics
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) in the US established the ‘Recycling Demand Champions’ initiative to make plastic recycling a mature and stable market. The aim is that by having companies commit to purchasing post-consumer recycled plastic, there will be...
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...
