Sstnbl Mtrls Mngmnt s systmc pprch t sng nd rsng mtrls mr prdctvly vr thr ntr lfcycls. t rprsnts chng n hw scty thnks bt th s f ntrl rsrcs nd nvrnmntl prtctn. By lkng t prdct's ntr lfcycl nw pprtnts cn b fnd t rdc nvrnmntl mpcts, cnsrv rsrcs, nd rdc csts.
.S. nd glbl cnsmptn f mtrls ncrsd rpdly drng th lst cntry. ccrdng t th nnx t th G7 Ldrs’ Jn 8, 2015 Dclrtn, glbl rw mtrl s rs drng th 20th cntry t bt twc th rt f ppltn grwth. Fr vry 1 prcnt ncrs n grss dmstc prdct, rw mtrl s hs rsn by 0.4 prcnt.
Ths ncrsng cnsmptn hs cm t cst t th nvrnmnt, ncldng hbtt dstrctn, bdvrsty lss, vrly strssd fshrs nd dsrtfctn. Mtrls mngmnt s ls ssctd wth n stmtd 42 prcnt f ttl .S. grnhs gs mssns. Flr t fnd mr prdctv nd sstnbl wys t xtrct, s nd mng mtrls, nd chng th rltnshp btwn mtrl cnsmptn nd grwth, hs grv mplctns fr r cnmy nd scty.