Circular by Design: What It Takes to Rethink Plastics

In this episode of Plastic Climate Future, we speak with Dr. Christine Bunte, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, about what it really means to make plastics circular — and why achieving it is far more complex than simply recycling more.

Christine brings a unique perspective, blending a background in polymer chemistry with years in public affairs, now representing Europe’s plastics producers at the center of policy and industry change.

What we explore:

Why “well-made” packaging can be more sustainable than we think

The role of chemical and mechanical recycling in scaling circularity

How cost, innovation, and regulation intersect — and where the bottlenecks are

Why making circularity attractive to consumers is just as critical as policy targets

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