Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products

A B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree"Meticulous editing and a succinct style.... Exemplary for its balanced and reasonable viewpoint, the text deserves to be classified as a reference tool for countless professionals." —Publishers Weekly, BookLife PrizeCreative Solutions from Smart BusinessesAre you concerned about plastic waste and its effect on public health and the environment? You're not alone.Read Material Value to learn about the challenges facing the manufacturing world and how to make choices that are less wasteful and less harmful to people and the environment.Discover:How metals and plastics are made and what happens when they are recycledThe challenges that manufacturers face when trying to make their facilities and products less toxic and less wastefulHow manufacturers can extract the value of materials while doing less damage to human health and the environmentHow smart companies are embracing the triple bottom line—profit, people, planet—to make manufacturing safer and more effic