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Promote circular economy.<\/h1>\n\n

As is made clear on our sustainability<\/a> page, we take our responsibility as designers seriously and see the much greater leverage for a more sustainable economy in our projects and our design itself. When we work with the largest so-called distributors of food packaging on more sustainable solutions, every small step has a big impact!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Green Deal brings major challenges.<\/strong> If you won\u2019t listen, you\u2019ll have to feel the consequences. At least,[…]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Reduce: Material reduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t

Sometimes all it takes to achieve greater sustainability is a little “twist”. […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t \n\t\t\t Reduce: Reduce the use of plastic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t

“Less is more” is the principle of the Reduce trend. This can […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fast food restaurants, as places of quick consumption, are rarely a role […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Image source: Rebowl Reusable deposit systems such as those from REBOWL provide […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t \n\t\t\t (Design for) recycling: material reduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t

The industry has been working on technical solutions to reduce packaging material […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t \n\t\t\t (Design for) Recycling: adhesives and printing inks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t

When Design for Recycling is discussed, one crucial topic is often overlooked: […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t \n\t\t\t (Design for) Recycling: mono plastics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t

The packaging shown consists almost exclusively of polypropylene (PP), from which high-quality […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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Establishing D4R as a design principle is the goal. <\/h2>\n\n

For example, we pay attention to Design-4-Recycling<\/a> in our projects to enable the EU goal of a circular economy one day. There are still many hurdles to overcome here and everything could (and should) happen much faster. But we are seeing real change and more awareness of ecological issues among industry and consumers than we did just a few years ago. The change is underway and we are on board as a partner. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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