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In the August edition of Set in Stone®, we’re celebrating a focus on Source Reduction in the new US Plastic Pollution Strategy, learning about processing calcium carbonate in existing manufacturing equipment, and spreading the news about a better non-dairy butter.
OKEANOS ® BUSINESS NEWSLETTER – August 2024
“Tackling plastic pollution will require unprecedented action at every stage of the plastics life cycle.”
Did you know that the US consumes more plastic and generates more plastic waste than any other country, generating 486 pounds of plastic waste per capita?
In a first-of-its-kind statement in a new 83-page report, the US Government formally acknowledged the “severity of the plastics pollution crisis,” in the United States, using the report as an opportunity to amplify a call for reduced global production and consumption of virgin plastic.
Compiled by the Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy, the report also calls for phasing out single-use plastic in food service, events, and packaging across the government by 2027. With this pledge, the US Government, the world’s largest purchaser of goods and services, has the opportunity to make a quantifiable impact.
While the policy is widely seen as only a launching point for future legislation, Okeanos echoes the administration’s call to reduce global consumption of virgin plastic. By reducing the amount of virgin plastic used in products at the source, with technologies like Made From Stone, we can significantly impact the amount of plastic entering the environment.
Curious about how we can help you reduce your plastic use? Get in touch!
Can we make a better butter? One that doesn’t rely on dairy at all?
A California start-up hopes the idea will spread. Using a thermochemical process that allows the company to build fat molecules out of CO2, hydrogen, and oxygen, Savor recently announced that it has developed a prototype for an “animal-free” butter alternative with a significantly lower carbon footprint than dairy-based butter (less than 0.8g CO2 equivalent compared to 2.4g CO2 equivalent per calorie).
According to UN Food & Agriculture Organization, nearly 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions (in the form of both CO2 and methane) come from the world’s roughly 940 million cows. By reducing society’s meat and dairy consumption, Savor hopes to ride the wave of lab-made alternatives into the future; a goal that is supported by Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, who is one of the company’s investors. “By harnessing proven technologies and processes, we get one step closer to achieving our climate goals,” says Gates.
Would you take a bite of this experimental spread?
Drop a comment in our DM’s and let us know what you think about a better butter!
Meet your sustainability goals with Made From Stone today!
If you are a converter, you’re likely already familiar with calcium carbonate and have probably even used typical 200-400 micron-sized particles as a filler in concentrations as high as 15%.
But what if we told you that using particles smaller than 9 microns, we could achieve majority concentrations of calcium carbonate in our compounds, at levels as high as 80%… and that these pelletized spherical compounds can flow smoothly through the converting process without any additional machine wear & tear?
It’s true! Still not convinced?
Additional processing benefits include:
• Improved thermal conductivity, leading to a lower temperature profile and energy savings associated with using high levels of calcium carbonate.
• Natural white of calcium carbonate reduces the need for titanium dioxide.
• Higher concentrations of calcium carbonate can decrease cooling cycles.
• Sustainable savings pass on from you to your customers, offering reduced plastic content and CO2 footprint with lifecycle analysis QR-code marketing tools.
To hear from customers who’ve successfully worked with Made From Stone, contact trade@Madefromstone.com
Start thinking outside the box today!
In Mastering Sustainability Season 1, co-hosts Madeline Armstrong and Ray Loflin set out to demystify the industry, breaking down complicated topics into thoughtfully digestible bites illustrated with real-world examples. Throughout 11 fast-paced episodes, Madeline & Ray unraveled the industry’s acronyms and tough questions alongside leaders in the private, public and NGO sectors.
Miss season one? Here’s a look back at some of our favorite conversations.
Mastering Sustainability Season 2 launched on September 1st! Find us on Apple, Spotify, or TuneIn for a jam-packed season of fascinating conversations with lawmakers driving EPR legislation, designers working to re-imagine contested industry iconography, forward-thinking recyclers pushing for modernization, and much more!
Can you contribute to the conversation?
Get in touch to learn about being a guest on an upcoming episode of Mastering Sustainability!
73% of consumers admit to considering a product’s environmental impact when making a purchasing decision. This seems like great news, right? Consumers are using their buying power to make informed purchasing decisions.
This is true, however, it’s only a good thing if the labels on the packages consumers are buying provide truthful, verifiable claims on which they can base these decisions. Unfortunately, brands looking to capitalize off “eco” claims have flooded the market, making it difficult for customers to distinguish which can be trusted.
Fortunately, a new EU legislative directive will ban sustainability labels not based on a certification scheme or not instituted by public authorities. To simplify compliance, consumers can look for the new EU Ecolabel, which claims are third-party certified. This means generic terms like ‘environmentally friendly’, ‘green’, and ‘ecological’, will no longer be allowed unless the product has a complimentary certification.
Transparency in consumer labeling is important. Did you know that products and packaging Made From Stone are all identifiable by a scannable QR code that calculates the emissions impacts of the production of that package? Like the EU Ecolabel, our QR code is based on a third-party verified methodology.
Have you tried to track your impact yet?
Scan this QR with your phone!
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