Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Replace, Remove

We want to shine a light on developments taking place in the plastics industry that are or aim at making a positive difference regarding plastic and climate. We strongly encourage engagement on these topics and have intent to cover many of these topics in podcast interviews. We welcome recommendations for future focus topics. Highlights updated April 2021:

Reduce

• Lightweighting

• Shampoo bottles, etc.

• PET water bottle over the years

• Honeycomb technology minimizing material use for needed performance

Reuse

• Design related

• Reusable PET bottles

• Carrier bags

Recycle

• Technology and market

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Organic

• Non-pigmented packaging

• PET bottle to bottle example