The Circular Books Project

循环图书项目将为英国出版业创造一个循环经济和更可持续的制造方法，探索儿童图书的创新材料和图书生产方法，以延长图书的寿命，使它们能够在使用结束时再制造，并减少进入垃圾填埋场的书籍数量。这也将降低儿童图书行业的高碳足迹-我们的目标是将废弃的高密度聚乙烯塑料（来自购物袋和牛奶瓶等来源）再制造成柔韧、可印刷和坚固的“纸”，计划为婴儿和幼儿创造一系列色彩鲜艳、引人入胜的书籍。 该项目有助于实现英国的出版目标，即到2030年将其碳足迹减半，到2050年实现碳中和。

The Circular Books Project will create a circular economy and more sustainable method of manufacturing for the UK publishing sector by exploring innovative materials and methods of book production for children's books that will extend book life, enable them to be re-manufactured at end-of-use and reduce the volume of books reaching landfill.It will also lower the high carbon footprint of the children's books industry -- printing in the UK instead of relying on overseas imports.Focusing on remanufacturing waste high-density polythene plastic (from sources such as carrier bags and milk bottles) into a pliable, printable and robust 'paper', we plan to create a series of colourful and engaging books for babies and toddlers. The Project helps achieve UK publishing goals of ending air freight, halving its carbon footprint by 2030 and being carbon neutral by 2050\.