This allows materials to be ordered with minimal wastage.. Material passports can be assigned to every material within the building, listing out its environmental and technical performance.

1. solvents.. Offsite re-cycling was deemed to have many complexities that reduced the focus on this course of action.Burning or oxidation remains a method of waste management which deals with the toxicity of the chemicals, however despite energy extraction it is perceived as very wasteful of high value chemicals..

Collectively it was felt that there were clear obstacles which slowed the changes and transitions.From the uncertainty of changing economics, the regulatory systems inhibiting change, and a backlash to sustainability without credible economics..Despite these hurdles, there was agreement in the room that there was a vision across the industry and this was expressed as: -.

■ All solvents bio-sourced and head-ache free (safe and compliant).■ Use minimised.

■ Recycling maximised.

Maybe these could be summed up with the joint sentiment that an industry focused on health should not conspire to harm the long-term well-being of society..By reducing costs through lightening loads, and acting as better insulators to increase heating efficiency, industrial plastics have clear scope to deliver substantial cost benefits.

These materials are useful, therefore, and we shouldn’t discount their potential in this area because of their historically carbon emission heavy synthesis.. Our goal, therefore, is to find ways to make the production of industrial plastics less reliant on fossil fuels and to reduce their carbon footprint as much as possible..The way we are focusing on achieving this is through carbon capture, which reduces emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) during synthesis by capturing emitted carbon dioxide and reusing it in other stages of the plastics manufacturing process..

Carbon Capture and Utilisation vs Carbon Capture and Storage.There are two main methods of carbon capture: carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and carbon capture and storage (CCS).