🟢✍️ Happy to share that my paper
Transforming the PlasticIndustry: GlobalRegulatoryEvolution and SustainabilityTrends (2018–2024)
has been published in the TIJER International Research Journal – July 2025 Edition.Published | Dr. Anju Sharma
Founder, KtalystKeystone | Strategy Mentor | Sustainability Evangelist
🔍 What began as a deep dive into fragmented bans and patchwork compliance soon became a global storyline—
🔄 EU’s PPWR, India’s EPR, Korea’s PET logic, Brazil’s informal valorisation, and China’s sword that shook the world.
This paper compares 10 major economies—examining what’s worked, what’s window-dressed, and what still needs radical convergence across packaging, recycling, circular economy, and carbon alignment.
💡 KtalystInsight:
Plastics aren’t just a waste problem. They’re a mirror—of our systems, our speed, and our sincerity.
🧵 Highlights:
✅ Country-by-country breakdown of policies, targets & loopholes
✅ Carbon-linked plastic rules and emerging EPR economics
✅ Packaging laws decoded for 2025
✅ Why India’s informal sector may be its most scalable solution
📘 Published by: TIJER (ISSN 2349-9249)
📅 Volume 12 | Issue 7 | July 2025
📌 DM me if you’d like a copy of the full paper or a session on circular plastics strategy for your org, boardroom, or student group.
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Originally published on LinkedIn on 2025-07-15 06:08:04: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3AgroupPost%3A2474261-7350768094203572228
Paper vs Plastic: A Bag Full of Surprises
Are we shopping for sustainability or just bagging more problems? Let’s unpack the stats:
SplashSplash – “Water you doing, Paper?
Paper bags use 4x more water than plastic bags.
CarbonOverload – “You huff, I puff, I pollute!
Paper’s CO₂ emissions are 3x higher than plastic’s, thanks to energy-heavy processing.
TreeTears – “Leaf me alone!
Over 4 billion trees fall each year for paper—deforestation doesn’t grow on you.
PlasticFantastic? – “Forever in fashion?
Plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to degrade—now that’s a toxic relationship.
RecycleFail – “Bag it and forget it.
Less than 10% of plastic bags are recycled—most ghost into landfills or oceans.
FishyBusiness – “There’s a bag in my sushi!
Over 8 million tons of plastic hit our oceans annually—feeding the wrong food chain.
KtalystPunchline:
It’s not about paper or plastic—it’s about pressing pause on throwaway thinking. Reuse, rethink, rebel.
Originally published on LinkedIn on 2025-05-09 16:21:27: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn%3Ali%3AgroupPost%3A82951-7326642471235424256
