The recycling myth : disruptive innovation to improve the environment
Jack Buffington
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, ; c2016.
- 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
The myth -- Frankenstein's bottle: a problem of math -- The throwaway supply chain -- The happy cup fallacy -- Bottles grown from the soil -- It's in our blood -- Something needs to be done! -- Solutions: extending the supply chain to nature -- 2020: the happy cup reality.
"The recycling myth is the perspective that is preached by industry, government, advocacy groups and even consumers that if we all do our part and recycle, this problem of litter and packaging waste can be eliminated. The goal of this book is an awakening that we must do a lot more than collect a beverage container to solve the problem of waste; we must enable an innovation engine toward science, technology and supply chain logistics for real solutions to achieve a paradigm shift in consumer products"--
9781440843075 1440843074
2015030218
Recycling industry Business logistics--Technological innovations NATURE--Environmental Conservation & Protection SCIENCE--Environmental Science Business logistics--Technological innovations Recycling industry