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1. Plastic Pollution. Our World in Data, Oxford Martin School, University of
Oxford [retrieved at: https://ourworldindata.org/search?q=plastics,
October 13, 2021].
2. Plastic Garbage Project, An exhibition by the Museum für Gestaltung
Zürich, supported by Drosos Foundation [retrieved at:
https://www.plasticgarbageproject.org/, October 13, 2021]

Unit II:
1. (March 22, 2021). The plastic waste problem explained, Alliance to
End Plastic Waste [retrieved at: https://endplasticwaste.org/en,

October 13, 2021].
2. Guidelines for Reducing Plastic Waste (GRP) & Eco-friendly initiative,
Association for Supporting the SDGs for the United Nations (ASD)
(Partnership) [retrieved at:
https://oceanconference.un.org/commitments/?id=27466, October
13, 2021].

Unit III:

1. Anderson, S. (August 19, 2019). Waste not want not: how SMEs are
setting the recycling trend for large enterprises, Business West
[retrieved at: https://www.businesswest.co.uk/blog/waste-not-want-

not-how-smes-are-setting-recycling-trend-large-enterprises, October
13, 2021].
2. Kieselbach, S. (March 31, 2020). Sustainable packaging. Top 9
Sustainable Packaging Trends. Sphera Spark [retrieved at:
https://sphera.com/spark/top-9-sustainable-packaging-trends/,
October 13, 2021]

Terms related with the Module:

Mass plastics Eco-design Public policies
Bioplastics Green purchasing Plastic waste
management
Plastic waste pollution Sustainable packaging SMEs

Summary of the syllabus for the Module:
This module addresses a relevant topic not only for start uppers, but also for our
societies at large. It aims at raising start uppers’ awareness about the
importance of devising effective plastic waste management strategies and
successfully implement them in their businesses. And it provides key insights for

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