Global Manufacturer 3M Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s CE100 Circular Economy Network

3M highlights commitment to sustainability in thousands of global
products including new Thinsulate™, Scotch-Brite® products made from
100% recycled plastics.

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its commitment to apply science to improve every life, 3M
(NYSE: MMM) announced today that the company has joined the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100 (CE100).

The CE100 platform brings together businesses, innovators, cities,
governments and universities committed to collaborate on the transition
to a circular economic model built on making the best use of the
planet’s resources through designing for the prevention of waste, the
reuse of products, and the recycling of materials.

Sustainability is at the heart of 3M innovation. Joining the CE100 is
part of 3M’s strategic focus on science for circular, with the ambition
to design solutions that do more with less material, advancing a global
circular economy.

“3M is moving to more recycled and renewable materials in our product
and package designs, but no one company can do it alone,” said 3M Vice
President and Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Gayle Schueller. “We are
excited to engage with a committed group of leaders focused on
innovative approaches to driving a circular economy based on sustainable
use and reuse of finite resources.”

“We are delighted to welcome 3M, another major U.S. brand taking a
leadership position on circular economy,” said Joe Murphy, CE100 lead
for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. “We look forward to 3M contributing
to our diverse and dynamic community to achieve faster, greater success
than any individual organization could alone.”

This year 3M formally built a commitment to sustainable innovation into
the pipeline that produces its thousands of diverse products and
technologies. All of 3M’s new products entering the new product
commercialization process are required to describe their product’s
sustainability impact and how it drives impact for the greater good.

Two new products that demonstrate how 3M scientists innovate to create
products that promote recycling and reuse of plastic waste are hitting
the market now. Scotch-Brite® Heavy Duty Scrub Sponges sold in the U.S.
are now made with 100% recycled scrubbing fibers. To create alternative
to down, 3M™Thinsulate™ Recycled Featherless Insulation is launching a
new product with 100% recycled content from plastic bottles
(post-consumer).

Within its supply chains, 3M also continually looks for ways to recover,
reuse, and recycle by-products and other waste material. 3M’s Health
Care Business Service Group helps extend the life of about 150,000
devices each year globally which keeps electronic waste out of the
landfill.

Learn more about how 3M science and how the company collaborates to
solve shared global problems and improve every life at www.3M.com/Sustainability.

About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve
lives daily. With $33 billion in sales, our 93,000 employees connect
with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s creative
solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com
or on Twitter @3M or @3MNews.

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