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Structured Innovation to Solve Environmental Challenges

Structured Innovation to Solve Environmental Challenges

by J.R. Siegel | Circular Economy, Creative Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Island Nations, Scaling Solutions, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Systems Change

By the year 2040, the amount of new plastic waste entering the ocean will nearly triple. Today, thin-film plastic is responsible for ~46% of all plastic in the ocean, with 4.5 billion thin-film plastic bags ending up in the ocean every year, and billions more going to...