Introducing our plastic-free packaging.
At Colebrook Bosson Saunders we like to be at the forefront, not just of product innovation, but in reducing our environmental impact too. We do that through carefully considered product development, materials sourcing and management of our business. As a result, we are we’re proud to say we’ve achieved plastic-free packaging for all six of our latest product introductions.
THE RISE AND RISE OF PLASTICS
Plastics and plastic packaging are the result of impressive human innovation. Lightweight, low cost, adaptable and strong, it’s no wonder plastic is so popular and widespread in all industries across the planet. In a short space of time, plastics have become an invaluable element of the modern economy. This innovation, however, comes with a heavy environmental price tag1.
The widespread use of plastics has led to a dramatic increase in the production of plastic. The World Economic Forum estimates the production of plastic is now 20 times more than it was 50 years ago. As industries around the world continue to find plastic indispensable for a huge range of applications, that figure is set to double over the next 20 years2. Currently, 85% of the global production of plastics takes place in Asia, Europe and the United States, with Asia having roughly half of the share and the United States and Europe equally splitting the other half3.
Making changes that matter – Sources
1. Transparency Market Research, Plastic Packaging Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014–2020 (2015); PlasticsEurope, Plastics – the Facts (2015)
https://supplychain.edf.org/resources/sustainability-101-packaging-waste-the-problem/.
2. The New Plastics Economy Rethinking the future of plastics http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_New_Plastics_Economy.pdf.
3. Source: PlasticsEurope, Plastics – the Facts 2015 (2015); Statista; ICIS Supply and Demand; J. R. Jambeck et al., Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean (Science, 13 February 2015) http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_New_Plastics_Economy.pdf.
4. Hannah Ritchie (2018) – “Plastic Pollution”. Published online at OurWorldInData.org. Retrieved from: ‘https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution’ [Online Resource].