The History and Future of the Plastics Economy
The history of plastics: from the Capitol to the Tarpeian Rock
The USSR – still the world's second largest economy – produced only 1.45 million metric tons. During these prosperous years, when the West turned its back on ...
The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics
A vision of a global economy in which plastics never become waste and concrete steps towards achieving the systemic shift needed.
A future without plastic? | Chatham House
But the world should aim for a future of drastically reduced plastic consumption and eliminated plastic pollution. This article explains the extent and nature ...
Transforming the Global Plastics Economy: The Role of Economic ...
2019). More than 98% of primary plastics are based on fossil fuel feedstocks (widely known as 'virgin' plastics), meaning the plastics sector is an important ...
Oxford scientists launch ambitious roadmap for a circular carbon ...
Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Plastics, University of Oxford, have outlined ambitious targets to help ...
Strengthening the ambition of domestic policies across the plastics lifecycle · Tackling plastic pollution and climate change together · Addressing the economic ...
A brief history of plastic - YouTube
... new material called celluloid, which would become known as the first plastic. Trace the history of the material that ushered in the “plastics ...
The Future of Industrial Plastic Recycling - Shini USA
Did you know that the global production of plastics has grown from 15 million metric tons in 1964 to 311 million metric tons in 2014?
Rethinking the future of plastics - Plastics Today
A new report released by the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation and called "The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of ...
How we can rethink the plastics economy - Medium
Plastics are high-performing, multi-application materials that have become an iconic feature of the modern industrial economy — for better, ...
To rethink the future of plastics, start with packaging | Trellis - GreenBiz
95 percent of plastic packaging's potential value lost after its first use. Only 14 percent of plastic packaging collected for recycling. Global ...
Future-Proofing Capitalism: The Paradox of the Circular Economy ...
Exactly one year after the launch of the Strategy for Plastics, a number of corporations created the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, pledging US$1 billion toward ...
Eliminating Plastic Pollution: How a Voluntary Contribution From ...
Marine plastic pollution is a symptom of an inherently wasteful linear plastic economy, costing us more than US$ 2.2 trillion per year.
Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and ...
There is considerable potential for new applications of plastics that will bring benefits in the future, for example as novel medical applications, in the ...
How plastics waste recycling could transform the chemical industry
If plastics demand follows its current trajectory, global plastics-waste volumes would grow from 260 million tons per year in 2016 to 460 ...
Plastic Debris in the Marine Environment: History and Future ...
This scheme could provide a tool to drive innovation as it will give a market advantage to companies that strive to meet them. Implementation ...
Rethinking the future of plastics & catalysing action
To quote this study, please use the following reference: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics ...
THE HISTORY OF PLASTICS - Institut Veolia
• PLASTICS ECONOMY. • PLASTICS MARKET. • PRODUCTION. • INDUSTRY. KEY WORDS. A ... Philippe Chalmin is Professor of Economic History at. Paris-Dauphine ...
History of Plastic: The Cornerstone of the Modern World
From past to present, the development of plastics has played an important role in shaping modern life. In the future, using plastic in a more ...
Foreword - OpenEdition Journals
Full text ; 1 The new plastics economy: rethinking the future of plastics. World Economic Forum, 2016. (http://ww (...) ; 3 The new plastics economy: rethinking ...