How businesses could cut plastic waste with a track and trace system

Ellsworth-Krebs, Katherine (2021) How businesses could cut plastic waste with a track and trace system. The Conversation.

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Abstract

While many businesses ground to a halt at the start of the pandemic, the market for disposable packaging was forecast to grow by 5.5% as the demand for single-use plastics soared. Before COVID-19, the market was already projected to grow by 4% a year until 2027. As a result of all the things we buy and throw away, the average person in the UK is responsible for 99kg of plastic waste each year.

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