Peak plastic : the rise or fall of our synthetic world /

This book proposes a new model for linking our synthetic world to the natural one, the key being supply chain innovation. It presents five market-based solutions that will allow consumers to continue to use plastic while addressing its unchecked proliferation. It also considers how the material itse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buffington, Jack (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
Temas:
Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects.
Matières plastiques > Déchets > Aspect de l'environnement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is peak plastic?
  • The good, bad, and unknown of plastic
  • The waste-driven supply chain
  • 2030 : a plastic tipping point (peak plastic)
  • The alternative to peak plastic : exponential thinking
  • Solution 1 : stop the bleeding
  • Solution 2 : open-source/access plastic (open-source capitalism)
  • Solution 3 : sustainable polymerization
  • Solution 4 : a closed-loop system for plastic
  • Solution 5 : fixing the invisibility problem
  • Summary : make it happen.

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