Building The New Plastics Economy - The Macro Perspective
This episode of the Circularity Capital podcast will explore the opportunities, challenges and practical implications of building a new circular plastics economy, drawing from industry experts and practitioners. The podcast will comprise four elements with insight from a range of thought leaders in this space.
In this first of our four-part series Jamie Butterworth speaks with Gerald Naber, Program Manager of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new plastics economy initiative to understand what is driving the need for a new plastics economy and how the circular economy can provide a framework for rethinking in this regard.
Highlights:
“Plastics is a victim of its own success”
“We got addicted to using plastics”
Rethinking reuse of plastic products in, for example, packaging and take away coffee cups
How do we ensure there is enough infrastructure to recycle?
“Is plastic packaging even needed in the first place”
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