Material Value by Julia L F Goldstein

Material Value by Julia L F Goldstein

Have you wondered why gold is so expensive or why so little plastic packaging is recycled? This highly readable book with a unique perspective on environmental sustainability answers these questions and more.

Readers will learn:

• How metals and plastics are made and what happens when they are recycled
• The challenges that manufacturers face when trying to make their facilities and products less toxic and less wasteful
• How manufacturers can extract the value of materials while doing less damage to human health and the environment
• The role of individuals, agencies, and governments in improving the use and reuse of materials
• How regulations can stifle or promote innovation
• How smart companies are embracing the triple bottom line--profit, people, planet--to yield creative solutions that make manufacturing safer and less wasteful
• Why some big corporations painted as evildoers deserve a second look.
• How reporting standards are making it easier to get a full picture of a company's environmental footprint

The author explains concepts clearly and concisely through compelling examples and personal stories. Hear the journeys of:

• A business owner recycling scrap from airplane manufacturing
• A former geologist running a chain of donut shops
• Two entrepreneurs committed to improving e-waste processing
• An executive promoting social and environmental responsibility at a major electronics company
• A chemist developing safer cleaning products
• Consultants helping businesses embrace practices that save resources and money
• Other business professionals devoted to making the world a better place

Concerned citizens with or without a background in manufacturing or business will find surprising answers to the questions facing companies as they work toward making better use and reuse of materials. Readers will come away with a new awareness of the steps they can take to help the business world succeed in making manufacturing more sustainable and less wasteful.

Goldstein, Julia L. F.: - Julia L F Goldstein holds a PhD in materials science and started her career as an engineer before migrating to writing professionally in 2001. She is an award-winning journalist and has published articles in multiple trade and business journals. Julia is the owner of JLFG Communications, specializing in ghostwriting white papers and other technical marketing content for corporate clients manufacturing a wide variety of products. She brings her passion for materials and sustainability to life in Material Value, her first book. Julia is active in her local writing community and leads the Seattle chapter of the Nonfiction Authors Association.

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ISBN 13	9780999595619
ISBN 10	099959561X
Title	Material Value
Author	Julia L F Goldstein
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bebo Press
Year published	2019-04-22
Number of pages	240
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