Every year between $80 and 120 billion dollars of economic value is thrown away in the form of single-use plastic packaging. According to sustainability, that value could be a tremendous economic opportunity.
An important part of human life:
Plastics are useful, they come in use to help make life-saving medical supplies, lightweight, fuel-efficient car parts, and for the other vehicles and insulation for our homes. about 8.5 million metric tons of it. Every year, 8-9 million metric tons end up in the ocean. Globally, only 9-10% of plastics are recycled. As the waste piles up, there is a growing demand for alternatives.
Plastic-free Environment- A challenge:
A large number of companies trying to develop cost-efficient and eco-friendly substitutes, from mushroom packagings to advanced fibers and plastic-free online shopping. However, it may take serious legislative efforts to incentive adoption and slow the rise of the industry overall.
GreenPrint, a global environmental technology company that offers sustainability as a service. With patent-protected programs that deliver environmental impact and bottom-line results. An Inc. 6000 company and a member of 2% for the planet. GreenPrint’s turnkey offerings help companies meet sustainability goals while increasing brand value and customer loyalty- making it easy for businesses to do well by doing good. GreenPrint, A Public Benefit Corporation, is on pace to offset over 30 million metric tons of carbon by 2015.
The plastic neutral and negative member brands are celebrating and participating in Plastic Free Environment. It is a global movement that helps millions of people to be a part of the solution to plastic pollution.
However, these are forward-thinking brands who committees to tackling plastic pollution now by making their products neutral or negative. GreenPrints helps these brands offset the impact of their products by investing in varified plastic reduction projects that go beyond standard recycling efforts.