Material Value by Julia L F Goldstein
Have you wondered why gold is so expensive or why so little plastic packaging is recycled? This highly readable book with a unique perspective on environmental sustainability answers these questions and more.
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 the 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. Hear the journeys of:
- 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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780999595619 |
| ISBN 10 | 099959561X |
| Title | Material Value |
| Author | Julia L F Goldstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bebo Press |
| Year published | 2019-04-22 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |
