Competing narratives inhibit a circular economy for bio‐based plastic packaging: Insights from a social innovation lab study in Brazil, Canada, Poland and the UK

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Business Strategy and The Environment Pub Date : 2024-10-13 DOI:10.1002/bse.3997

Belinda Li, Jordon Lazell, Macarena Beltran, Grażyna Kędzia, Lais Roncalho Lima, Tammara Soma, Sandra Andrea Cruz, Rafaela Francisconi Gutierrez, Jolanta Turek, Marta Raźniewska, Aneta Pluta‐Zaremba, Benny Tjahjono

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Abstract

Businesses are turning to bio‐based, compostable plastic packaging as a circular economy solution to global plastic pollution. However, there is a lack of proper waste management systems for collection and processing. Through an international research initiative, a social innovation lab was undertaken in Brazil, Canada, Poland and the United Kingdom to understand and address key barriers in closing the bio‐based plastic packaging loop. Based upon a qualitative data set of 100 stakeholder interviews and three phases of workshop activities in each country, a grounded model was generated to illustrate how competing views and actions are inhibiting a circular system for bio‐based plastic packaging. Key issues were the lack of end‐of‐life processing infrastructure, contamination in processing facilities and absent or ineffective regulation. A systemic approach that includes shared responsibility for infrastructure, simplified packaging design and materials and equitable regulation to reduce susceptibility to greenwashing can improve collaboration to meet circular goals.

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相互竞争的说法阻碍了生物基塑料包装的循环经济：巴西、加拿大、波兰和英国社会创新实验室研究的启示

企业正在转向以生物为基础的可堆肥塑料包装，以此作为解决全球塑料污染的循环经济方案。然而，目前缺乏适当的废物收集和处理管理系统。通过一项国际研究计划，我们在巴西、加拿大、波兰和英国建立了一个社会创新实验室，以了解并解决生物基塑料包装循环闭合过程中的主要障碍。根据在每个国家进行的 100 次利益相关者访谈和三个阶段的研讨会活动的定性数据集，生成了一个基础模型，以说明相互竞争的观点和行动如何阻碍生物基塑料包装的循环系统。关键问题是缺乏报废处理基础设施、处理设施污染以及缺乏监管或监管不力。一种系统性方法，包括共同承担基础设施责任、简化包装设计和材料以及公平监管，以减少绿色清洗的可能性，可以改善合作，实现循环目标。

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336

期刊介绍： Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE) is a leading academic journal focused on business strategies for improving the natural environment. It publishes peer-reviewed research on various topics such as systems and standards, environmental performance, disclosure, eco-innovation, corporate environmental management tools, organizations and management, supply chains, circular economy, governance, green finance, industry sectors, and responses to climate change and other contemporary environmental issues. The journal aims to provide original contributions that enhance the understanding of sustainability in business. Its target audience includes academics, practitioners, business managers, and consultants. However, BSE does not accept papers on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as this topic is covered by its sibling journal Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. The journal is indexed in several databases and collections such as ABI/INFORM Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOBASE, Emerald Management Reviews, GeoArchive, Environment Index, GEOBASE, INSPEC, Technology Collection, and Web of Science.