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Greenwashing – Lifecycle Assessments, BPA linings, & what Tetra Pak doesn’t want you to know

Paul Foulkes-Arellano

Founder of the Sustainable Design Alliance, Advisor of a Plastic Planet, with 30 years of experience in innovation consultancy

How sustainable are Tetra packs, aluminum cans, and glass jars? How are corporates using hidden greenwashing tactics? What does a circular economy of packaging look like? This episode debunks quite a few myths that the plastics industry has been spreading for years. You will hear from Paul Foulkes-Arellano, the founder of the sustainable design alliance, based in London. Paul focuses on sustainable innovation and we met at an impact summit in Spain a few years ago. He has 30 years of experience in innovation and strategic brand consultancy across the world.

Shownotes and further resources

Mentioned Resources: 

Paul’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfoulkesarellano/

Waste crime in Uk is being run by ‘mafia’, says Environmental Agency chief: https://www.nspackaging.com/news/waste-crime-uk-environment-agency

Book Recommendations 

Green Swans: The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism
– https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52919387-green-swans

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29214420-doughnut-economics

Products That Last – Product design for circular business models – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28579815-products-that-last—product-design-for-circular-business-models

Product Design and Sustainability: Strategies, Tools and Practice – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39967686-product-design-and-sustainability

Further Recommended Resources: 

Meet Tetra Pak, the most maddening piece of packaging in your kitchen: https://mashable.com/article/tetra-pak-recycle/?europe=true

EU court confirms plastics chemical BPA as a substance of ‘very high concern’

https://rethinkplasticalliance.eu/news/eu-court-confirms-plastics-chemical-bpa-as-substance-of-very-high-concern/