GCM 210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Drip Brew, Life-Cycle Assessment, Circular Economy
11 Aug 2017
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What is sustainability: sustainability, social equity, economy, environment. If you remove one leg the whole thing will crash down: triple bottom line, equity people, employees, community/culture, world, environment planet, eco-efficiencies, eco-effeectiveness, economy profits, growth, jobs, taxes, products, services. Why sustainability: benefits to businesses that incorporate sustainability into their corporate strategy have been well documented. Top 3 drivers of ceos" action on sustainability issues. What is sustainable packaging: the sustainable packaging coalition defines sustainable packaging with the following. Cost of recycling: packaging makes up for 25~% of municipal waste stream. R: recycling costs are increasing but diversion rates are staying the same. The evolving tonne: costs are rising due to changes in waste composition, reduction of printed paper eg. newsprint, increase of convenience packaging eg. takeout, home meal replacement, material substitution, light weighting. Packaging: studies by the uls (use less stuff) report and the industry.
