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MY STORY
HOW WE LIVE TODAY
MY STORY HOW WE LIVE TODAY PLASTICS CASE STUDY 8 MILLION TONNES - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MY STORY HOW WE LIVE TODAY PLASTICS CASE STUDY 8 MILLION TONNES - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MY STORY HOW WE LIVE TODAY PLASTICS CASE STUDY 8 MILLION TONNES EVERY YEAR INTO OCEANS = 1 LARGE GARBAGE TRUCK PER MINUTE IMAGE: Why Files IMAGE: EarthZine USED FOR DAYS, TAKES 100S OF YEARS TO DECOMPOSE PLASTIC ENDS UP IN GIANT OCEAN
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PLASTICS CASE STUDY
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8 MILLION TONNES EVERY YEAR INTO OCEANS = 1 LARGE GARBAGE TRUCK PER MINUTE
IMAGE: Why Files IMAGE: EarthZine
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USED FOR DAYS, TAKES 100’S OF YEARS TO DECOMPOSE PLASTIC ENDS UP IN GIANT OCEAN GYRES
IMAGE: NASA IMAGE: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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IMAGE: CNN
82% OF MISMANAGED PLASTIC IS FROM ASIA
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$80-120 BILLION OF PLASTIC PACKAGING THROW AWAY YEARLY
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THAT’S EQUIVALENT TO 6 TIMES CAMBODIA’S ECONOMY
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BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF PLASTICS ARE NOT RECYCLED
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$1 TRILLION OF FOOD IS WASTED EACH YEAR
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SINGAPORE RECYCLES ONLY 20% OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE
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EXTENDING LIFESPAN OF INCINERATORS & LANDFILLS
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WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY LIES
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URBANISATION -> 3X GROWTH IN URBAN WASTE IN ASIA BY 2025!
THE FUTURE?
WASTE EMERGENCY IN THE REGION MORE PLASTIC IN THE OCEANS THAN FISH BY 2050
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INCREASED REGULATIONS ON WASTE
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THE LINEAR ECONOMY WASTES RESOURCES
WASTE IS “DESIGNED OUT”
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BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - RETURNED TO THE SOIL OR USED AS ENERGY
IMAGE: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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TECHNICAL MATERIALS (LIKE PLASTICS) - DESIGNED TO BE RECOVERED, UPGRADED, REPAIRED, ETC
IMAGE: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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CURRENT HOUSEHOLD ‘WASTE’
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Household ‘Waste’ Incinerated → Landfill Organic Plastic Metal Paper Glass Non-Recyclable 20% Recycling
CURRENT HOUSEHOLD ‘WASTE’
Electronics
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Household ‘Waste’ Landfill Organic Non-Recyclable Recycling Biogas
WE WOULD HAVE MATERIAL FLOWS
Plastic Metal Paper Glass Electronics Incinerated
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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY ISN’T NEW IT’S JUST THAT THE PRESSURE IS NOW GREATER THAN EVER
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CAN SINGAPORE BE THE BEACON OF CHANGE FOR THE REGION? IS IT A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY?
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SINGAPORE’S WATER SUCCESS STORY
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ASIA OPPORTUNITY: IP & BUSINESS
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FUNDAMENTAL REDESIGN
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“DESIGN OUT” WASTE & DESIGN FOR AN END USE
REPLACE PS/EPS & PVC INNOVATE REDESIGN / DESIGN OUT SCALE UP
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WORLD’S FIRST RECYCLABLE FLEXIBLE POUCH
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REUSE
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REFILLABLE PRODUCTS
SAVING PACKAGING, TRANSPORT & ENERGY COSTS
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OTHER WAYS OF RETHINKING REUSE
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RADICALLY IMPROVED RECYCLING
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IMPROVING RECYCLING ECONOMICS & QUALITY
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EASIER TO COLLECT FROM CITIES THAN OCEANS
IT’S ALSO A LOT CHEAPER
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WASTE TO WEALTH - UPLIFTING THE INFORMAL SECTOR
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