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????PART 2: Key insights from an amazing week in India???? (see earlier post). How policy is driving major and rapid investments in high-quality recycling capacity: > There is already a lot of recycling going on - largely informal, into low quality applications and thus not supplying significant recycled plastics (PCR) for packaging. (see Part 1). > There is a credit-based EPR system for a few years. The government is increasing enforcement to reduce fraudulent credits (i.e. not backed up by actual recycling happening) > This credit-based EPR system in itself does not seem to be the main driver of change, nor funding. The price of credits (and the penalties when not buying sufficient credits) are fairly low (~2-5% of price of virgin plastics, up to 7% for multi-layer flex). Recyclers having to register on the government portal, does drive more transparency in the system and starts to shift activities from informal to formal. > A much bigger driver of change seems to be the additional, and very ambitious, mandatory minimum recycled content targets for plastic packaging that are kicking in as of next year (rigid 30%, mono-flex 10%, multilayer flex 5%) and are gradually increasing towards 2029 (60%, 20% and 10%)! > To progress towards these, A LOT of material will need to shift from informal low-quality recycling to formal high-quality recycling (while collection likely still mainly informal). As a result, formal recyclers are now making major investments: e.g. I heard estimates that investments made should increase bottle-grade rPET capacity x10 in next 2 years, also big increase for HDPE, some experimenting with certain flex types. This was further illustrated by someone sharing that high-quality extrusion machines now have a 3 year delivery time, given the high amount of orders for them. > Given the premium on the price of high-quality recycled plastics (versus virgin) is much more than the cost of EPR certificates, these PCR targets will likely have a much bigger cost impact on industry than the credit-based EPR. More info on the Indian policy framework here: https://lnkd.in/eiZxmdsn

Our global economy has created significant value through the provision of products and services. But how we define and understand value needs to change. ? The economy that currently creates value is linear – extracting finite resources to make products that become waste. This approach pollutes nature, and is the main underlying driver of climate change and biodiversity loss. ? In a circular economy, on the other hand, valuable materials are not wasted and nature is regenerated. Products are designed to be used longer, reused, or remanufactured – keeping resources in the economy. Learn more below.??? #CircularEconomy

The Circular Buildings Coalition (CBC) has launched an open call for blueprint projects that can accelerate the transition to a #circular #builtenvironment in #Europe. The winning projects will receive up to €70,000 in funding as well as expert mentoring and support. The projects should address the following challenges: ? Demonstrate assurance on the quality and reliability secondary materials ? Showcase the value of reused and secondary materials ? Unlock data and information flows across the value chain to enable circularity Join this webinar on 27 March to find out more about the challenges: https://lnkd.in/e4a5-zyz Find out more about the open call and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/dGt9772b

????Key insights from an amazing week in #India????(see earlier post) PART 1 - The current status of #circulareconomy for #packaging: => India is highly resource efficient - and in many ways circular. On several aspects it is far ahead of many ‘global north’ countries. => 3 key areas of further improvement include: rural areas, flexible packaging and increasing the quality of recycling. More context behind this in the thread below… ?????? (More on India’s policy framework, fast paced recycling developments, and reuse targets in my next posts.)

Explore episode one of a new video series by Agüita Divina, a #BigFoodRedesign Challenge participant based in Mexico. In the first episode, they explore how traditional farming systems have the potential support a food industry that is better for people, nature and climate. Turn on closed captions for English subtitles, and watch now: https://lnkd.in/gwfu5MCT

This is a story about fixing our broken food system. ??? The Big Food Redesign Challenge has shown it's possible to design a food system that allows nature to thrive—but how do we keep the momentum going and ensure our food system is better for nature, people and planet? Launched today, the Foundation’s latest film explores the story so far and what’s next for the future of food. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/ePGCWchn Featured in this trailer: Reniera O'Donnell - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Anna Hammond - Matriark Foods Josiah Meldrum - Hodmedod Sustainable Food Trust Global Farm Metric Hodmedod Matriark Foods Gabanna Foodworks Nestlé Grupo Carrefour Brasil People's Postcode Lottery Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation The Schmidt Family Foundation

Sander Defruyt, Strategy and Thought Leadership Lead reflects on a week in India. Sander and Members of the Foundation’s Plastics Initiative have been meeting with local representatives from across the plastics value chain witnessing the circular economy momentum?across the Country.

Last week, the Foundation’s?Reniera O'Donnell spoke at Economist Impact’s 10th Annual Sustainability Week. During her session, she highlighted the powerful potential of circular design for food in creating a future that allows nature to thrive. Find out more about redesigning our food system: https://lnkd.in/e3NYDqaE

?? Flipping the food system ?? The food industry is one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But it doesn't have to be this way. Transitioning to a circular economy for food means redesigning a system that allows nature to thrive. By rethinking the ingredients they use and how they’re produced, food brands and supermarkets have the power to design food that is better for people, nature, and climate. Players in the food industry have shown it’s possible. On Tuesday next week, we launch our full film, ‘The Story of the Big Food Redesign’, and explore the journey to create a better food system. ??? Sustainable Food Trust Global Farm Metric Hodmedod Matriark Foods Gabanna Foodworks Nestlé Grupo Carrefour Brasil People's Postcode Lottery Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation The Schmidt Family Foundation

“If we’re serious about achieving the level of impact we need, we have to fundamentally transform how our economy works — that’s the premise of the #circulareconomy.” Watch the Foundation’s Joe Murphy at the Sustainability LIVE #NetZero Global #ESG Strategies Forum, where he joined industry leaders to discuss the future of #sustainability and why the world needs a new narrative for economic #growth: https://lnkd.in/gMMukVMh