Who Is Taking Out Your Trash?

The stellar growth of food delivery apps in China is submerging the country with takeout containers, utensils and bags. And the country’s immature reverse logistics and recycling system isn’t ready for this growth. The bulk of this plastic ends up discarded, buried or burned with the rest of the trash, researchers and recyclers say. Scientists estimate that the online takeout business in China was responsible for 1.6 million tons of packaging waste in 2017, nine times more than two years before. This number includes 1.2 million tons of plastic containers, 175,000 tons of chopsticks, 164,000 tons of plastic bags and 44,000 tons of plastic spoons.

 

Powering Sustainability with Open Innovation

Changing market dynamics, rapid technological growth, and stakeholder pressure to find solutions to today’s toughest challenges requires companies to constantly evolve and develop new practices – if they want to stay competitive. There is no denying...

 

Getting Around in the Circular Economy

Sustainable mobility is one of today’s biggest challenges and the increase in introductions of electric vehicles has proven this. According to Bloomberg’s 2019 outlook on the Electric Vehicle market, it is expected that 57% of all passenger vehicle...

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THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2019

Innovation Summit 2019: London

This year's Innovation Summit takes place at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London and focuses on the role of culture in innovation. Business leaders, policymakers, academics, corporate entrepreneurs, innovation directors and business development executives come together to discuss and share insights on integrating innovation in the day-to-day work life.