Usman Valiante a Policy Analyst. Usman joins us to discuss plastics and the environment. Usman has worked to develop and spread the concept of a circular economy for plastics. A concept that moves beyond simply reduce, reuse and recycle. Please see the show notes for links to documents and videos.
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TOPICS AND LINKS FROM TODAYS SHOW:
Smart prosperity institute – a vision circular view for plastics (download report )
https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/report-circulareconomy-february14-final.pdf
Usman on the Earth Matters Podcast
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Can you define Industrial ecology / circular economy?
- how does it differ from reduce/re-use/recycle?
Why have ‘targeted’ Plastics? versus other pollutants/practice?
Externalities
- Dealing with externalities of development / producing things. Water, solid waste
- Asian markets have taken on much of our waste in the past, how is this changing and will it change incentives/externalities?
Policy is largely on the government but what are consumers responsible for in terms of plastics/environmental evolution?
Sport and waste
Smart prosperity institute – a vision circular view for plastics (download report )
talk presentaiton by Usman
