Free course: Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

by: Mirjam Visser, 2020-04-20 10:10:38 UTC
Sustainability Aspects: Currently, large amounts of packaging waste escape formal collection and recycling systems and eventually end up polluting the environment. Moreover, their material value is forever lost to the economy. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that uncoll

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packaging in circular economy

If you are interested in learning about sustainable packaging design, this MOOC course from the Technical University in Delft on EDX.com is for you! You’ll also benefit if you are a professional in the packaging industry and want to learn how to find circular opportunities in your work. Students – particularly in design – will be able to broaden their knowledge of circular design and business strategies.

What you will learn:

  • Business strategies that support these systems
  • Opportunities of designing with renewable, bio-based materials
  • Best practices through case studies with industry frontrunners
  • How circular design principles can be applied to create ‘closed loop’ packaging systems

Since it is self-paced you can start anytime. And an extra incentive …. it is for free. So no excuses:)

Product: MOOC
Designer: TU Delft
Manufacturer: TU Delft
Category: Education
Websites: https://www.edx.org/course/sustainable-packaging-in-a-circular-economy

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