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2020 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
8. Plastics Manufacture and Sustainability: Start Thinking in Cycles
verfasst von : Eric Bischof
Erschienen in: Provocative Plastics
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Abstract
Plastics are an unusually versatile materials group which is found in almost all areas of everyday life, yet products made of plastics are seen by many as resource-consuming, throwaway articles that are not sustainable. Can these very different positions be reconciled? Is it possible to have sustainable plastics at all? This chapter examines this dichotomy from a global manufacturing perspective. It considers all three dimensions of sustainability, people, planet and profit and examines the entire lifecycle of plastics products from production, processing and consumption to collection and recycling. New approaches outlined in this chapter can make an important contribution to a more resource-efficient and circular economy.