Globally to date, there is about 8.3 billion tons of plastic in the world – some 6.3 billion tons of that is trash. Imagine 55 million jumbo jets and that's how much plastic exists here. In 1950, we created 2 million tons a year, which increased 200-fold by 2015.

🤯 That's a Lot of Plastic 🤯

So what's the solution?

What is a Circular Economy?

A sustainable business model that aims to eliminate waste in industrial systems through recycling, reduction, reuse, and recovery.

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References

Geissdoerfer, M. Pieroni, M. Pigosso, D. Soufani, K.. (2020). Circular business models: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 277.
Hart, J., Pomponi, F. . (2021). A Circular Economy: Where Will It Take Us?. Circ.Econ.Sust. 1, 127–141 .
. (2021). Designing out Plastic Pollution. Ellen Macarthur Foundation.
Mah, A.. (2021). Future-Proofing Capitalism: The Paradox of the Circular Economy for Plastics. Global Environmental Politics 2021; 21 (2): 121–142.

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