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Material Value

More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products

by Julia Goldstein
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Readers will learn:

  • How metals and plastics are made and what happens when they are recycled
  • The challenges that manufacturers face when trying to make their facilities and products less toxic and less wasteful
  • How manufacturers can extract the value of materials while doing less damage to human health and the environment
  • The role of individuals, agencies, and governments in improving use and reuse of materials
  • How regulations can stifle or promote innovation
  • How smart companies are embracing the triple bottom line—profit, people, planet—to yield creative solutions that make manufacturing safer and less wasteful
  • Why some big corporations painted as evildoers deserve a second look.
  • How reporting standards are making it easier to get a full picture of a company's environmental footprint

    The author explains concepts clearly and concisely through compelling examples and personal stories.
    Get the inside scoop from:

  • A business owner recycling scrap from airplane manufacturing
  • A former geologist running a chain of donut shops
  • Two entrepreneurs committed to improving e-waste processing
  • An executive promoting social and environmental responsibility at a major electronics company
  • A chemist developing safer cleaning products
  • Consultants helping businesses embrace practices that save resources and money
  • Other business professionals devoted to making the world a better place

    Concerned citizens with or without a background in manufacturing or business will find surprising answers to the questions facing companies as they work toward making better use and reuse of materials. Readers will come away with a new awareness of the steps they can take to help the business world succeed in making manufacturing more sustainable and less wasteful.

    • Creators

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    • Release date

      April 22, 2019

    • Formats

      • Kindle Book

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9780999595633

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9780999595633
        • File size: 1794 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    Formats

    • Kindle Book
    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

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    Languages

    • English

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