72 Climate control How businesses are leading and adopting a zero-waste strategy In the final quarter of 2022, COP26 brought together two hundred nations in the bustling heart of Glasgow. During the summit, plans were devised to reduce the effects of global warming. It was decided, for example, that 45 percent of global greenhouse emissions must be reduced by 2030, and that net zero will need to be accomplished by 2050. Following on from COP26, businesses around the nation have decided to adopt zero waste into their corporate goals. The zero-waste ideology involves minimising the number of wasted materials and resources. This encompasses the whole production process, from manufacturing to consumption. It also encourages reusing and recycling instead of landfills and incineration or recovery, which is often referred to as energy from waste. Here, we will list three British businesses leading the way and incorporating zero waste strategies. This includes corporations that favour sustainable waste management over zero-waste-to-landfill and waste-to-energy solutions. LUSH Cosmetics LUSH Cosmetics is leading the way for sustainability in Britain. The company produces a number of zero-waste cosmetic goods, from sparkling bath bombs to naked shampoo bars. Each year, 66% of its products are sold without packaging, which has helped save 4,275 tonnes of plastic and counting. In recent years, LUSH has created its first piece of carbon-positive packaging. Perfect for a shampoo bar, cork pots are reusable, biodegradable, and replace any need for plastic containers. The process of making these cork pots retains 33 times its own weight in carbon dioxide. To further encourage recycling across
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