{"id":16020,"date":"2023-05-22T15:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T15:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flex.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=16020"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:10:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:10:10","slug":"rethinking-plastic-how-eco-friendly-design-is-driving-sustainable-change","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/flex.com\/de\/resources\/rethinking-plastic-how-eco-friendly-design-is-driving-sustainable-change","title":{"rendered":"Kunststoff neu denken: Wie umweltfreundliches Design nachhaltige Ver\u00e4nderungen vorantreibt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overscroll-top\" style=\"background-color: #eaeef4;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"resource-header block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Homepage\" href=\"\/\">Flex<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Resources\" href=\"\/resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Rethinking plastic: how eco-friendly design is driving sustainable change\">Rethinking plastic: how eco-friendly design is driving sustainable change<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h1>Rethinking plastic: how eco-friendly design is driving sustainable change<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date detail\">\n\t\t\t\tPosted on<br>\n\t\t\t\tMai 22, 2023\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" href=\"\/newsroom\/news\">News<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"2\" data-destination=\"\/industries\/healthcare#resources\" href=\"\/industries\/healthcare#resources\">Healthcare<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"3\" data-destination=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing?subcategories=plastics#resources\" href=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing?subcategories=plastics#resources\">Plastics<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar block normal-sidebar\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plastic is the chameleon of modern materials. 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