Circular Economy

Reusable packaging: 6 benefits beyond sustainability

Plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC11BAB877D0

Circular solutions - in packaging, for example - could end the scourge of plastic waste Image: REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Zara Ingilizian
Head, Consumer Industries; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Sara Wingstrand
Innovation Lead, New Plastics Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Annette Lendal
Senior Research Analyst, New Plastics Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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