The Future of Packaging: From Linear to Circular Audiobook (Free)

Only 35 percent of the 240 million metric tons of waste generated in the United States alone gets recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This remarkable collection shows how manufacturers can move from a one-way take-make-waste overall economy that’s burying the world in waste to a circular, make-use-recycle economy.

Steered by Tom Szaky, recycling pioneer, eco-capitalist, and founder and CEO of TerraCycle, each chapter is usually coauthored by an expert in his / her field. Through the distinct perspectives of federal government leaders, consumer packaged goods companies, waste management companies, and even more, the book explores current problems of creation and consumption, useful steps for improving packaging and reducing waste today, and big tips and concepts that may be carried forward.

Intended to help every single business from a little start-up to a big established consumer product company, this book acts as a source of knowledge and inspiration. The message from these pioneers is not to cut back but to innovate upward. They offer nothing less than helpful information to creating ourselves out of waste materials and into abundance.