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"Around the world, the growth of industry and consumption has escalated
environmental damage through increased emissions, waste and pollution from
landfills.
The current linear economic model, characterised by a “take-make-dispose”
approach to limited resources, is increasingly shown to be unsustainable.
New Zealand’s food manufacturing industry is a major contributor to these
issues. However, an alternative, more sustainable, approach exists in the
circular economic model.
We have explored six large food manufacturing companies in Aotearoa New Zealand
committed to circular-economy practices. We wanted to understand if and how
they prioritise the four circular elements of reducing, reusing, recycling and
recovering.
We identified a variety of drivers and barriers to implementing circularity.
This includes consumer knowledge, government regulation, supply-chain issues
and financial commitment.
Overall, we found New Zealand food manufacturers are slow to take positive
steps in all areas. They lack a working knowledge of circular processes and the
old linear model still holds sway."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
