Making the plastics economy circular is therefore an important step towards a sustainable future. The R-ladder: towards fewer plastics, one step at a time. The R-ladder is often mentioned in relation ...

Circular economy. The circular economy involves lowering of material consumption in order to reduce environmental pressures and dependency. The diagram below (circularity ladder or R-ladder) contains ...

The move to a circular economy—a system that aims to reduce, reuse and recycle materials—could address 70% of global greenhouse emissions. As the benefits stack up, ...