MOVING FROM A LINEAR TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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Linear Economy

Take

Make

Waste

Use

Recycling Economy

Take

Make

Waste

UseRecycle

Circular Economy

Take

Make

Waste

UseRecycle Return

Repair

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INDUSTRIAL MINDSETConsumption Intensive

RECYCLING MINDSETPreserve Materials but

Energy & Water Intensive

CIRCULAR MINDSETPreserve Material & Energy

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USER

COLLECTION

SALES

SORTING & RECYCLING

PRODUCTIONor

RE-PRODUCTION

CRUSHING & SHREDDING

PARTS PRODUCTION

MATERIALS RECOVERY

LANDFILL &ENVIRONMENT

OIL & METALS RECOVERY

INCINERATION

FINITE RAW MATERIALS

DOWN CYCLE PRODUCTION

MATERIALS PRODUCTION

L I N E A R F L O W O F M A T E R I A L S

RECYCLING: ENERGY & WATER INTENSIVE

OUR CURRENT REALITY ISNOT CIRCULAR

MAINTENANCE & CLEANING

PRODUCT RECOVERYPART RECOVERY

RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS

!

USER

COLLECTION

SALES

SORTING & RECYCLING

PRODUCTIONor

RE-PRODUCTION

CRUSHING & SHREDDING

PARTS PRODUCTION

MATERIALS RECOVERY

DOWN CYCLE PRODUCTION

LANDFILL &ENVIRONMENT

OIL & METALS RECOVERY

INCINERATION

MATERIALS PRODUCTION

RECYCLING: ENERGY & WATER INTENSIVE

CIRCULAR: CONSERVES MATERIAL & ENERGY

FINITE RAW MATERIALS

C I R C U L A R F L O W O F M A T E R I A L S

PACKAGE DESIGN

Refill at Retail

AI Bins

Low Footprint Logistics & Recycling

Plant Based Polymers

Returnable Outer Packaging

MOVING FROM RECYCLING TO CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROJECTS

Plastic Packaging Waste to Affordable Sanitation & Improve Soil Stability

SINCE 2015

Pit Latrinefeatured at Gates Foundation

New Pit Latrine with Lixil SATO Partnership

Grid TileImprove Soil Stability & Pathway Access

Flower Bouquets Wrapper to Returnable Flat Pack Carton

40 Trips & Recycle Again

LAUNCHING 2020

PET to PET BottlesPP to PP Cups & Tubs

VIABLE FROM 2022

Most packaging is not recyclable

Consumer choice based on ignorance

Free riders will hide & ride

Funding ecosystem not aligned

Shift packaging materials & design to circular economy

Connect consumer awareness to circular economy

Regulate & mandate stakeholders in circular economy

Rethink funding mechanisms for circular economy

CHALLENGES & PARTNERSHIPS

WHAT IS AT STAKE?! Global Warming! Generation Jobless

We need teamwork!

AKSHAY SHAH, GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTORWWW.SILAFRICA.COM | Start a conversation with us on LinkedIn