Plastic Recycling There’s more to plastic recycling than saving the environment September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Plastics Infomart In South Africa the volume of recycled plastic material grows annually, with 334 727 tons recycled into raw material last year according to the National Plastics Survey 2017 by Plastics|SA. While plastic recycling efforts have an immediate impact on the environment in terms of the pollution that is reduced Rory Murray, Marketing Director at Tuffy […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Danes are sorting more plastic waste than ever before, but very little gets recycled September 11, 2018 / September 11, 2018 by Plastics Infomart More than four million Danes regularly separate their plastic waste at home, sending some 30,000 tonnes of plastic off to be recycled. But despite the increased recycling efforts of residents, an alarmingly small amount of that plastic actually gets recycled. According to a Monday report in Jyllands-Posten newspaper, only about 15 percent of the collected […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Crucians Come Together to Recycle Plastics September 10, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The Plaza West plastic drop-off and recycling project is in its third week of collecting acceptable plastics and keeping them out of the landfill. Diane and Gary Brooks are the organizers of the volunteer plastic-recycling project. Mafi Hamed of Plaza West was so impressed with the success of the 4Ocean beach cleanup organized by Brooks, […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Classifying plastic as a ‘hazardous material’ could be hazardous to the recycling industry September 7, 2018 / September 7, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The Basel Convention is meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland, to consider a number of proposals that could restrict the trade of scrap commodities. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI; Washington, DC) released background information on these proposals. In March, at the direction of the Basel Convention of Parties, an expert working group began […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Quickly Reduce the Amount of Plastic You Throw Away September 6, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Even if you do all your shopping with reusable bags, you’re going to end up with a bunch of plastic. Your bread comes in it, your toilet paper, your organic carrots and non-GMO freekeh from the bulk bin and no, it can’t be recycled with your bottles and cans. The same goes for all the […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Newcastle business Cross Connections drives Plastic Police recycling program which may help build Hunter roads September 4, 2018 / September 4, 2018 by Plastics Infomart HUNTER roads may be built with an asphalt containing recycled soft plastics collected and recycled in the region as early as 2019 thanks to a community program driven by a Warners Bay business. The Plastic Police program was started by Cross Connections, which helps businesses divert their waste from landfill. The program collects soft plastics […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Find ways to reduce use of, recycle plastic in the home September 3, 2018 / September 3, 2018 by Plastics Infomart As awareness grows of the effects of plastic on the environment, many people are looking at ways to reduce plastic in their home. It’s something you have to think about as plastic bottles, bags and flatware have become part of everyday life. Jason Theakston, recycling coordinator for Washington County, said there are people who are […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Campaigners launch UK boat made of recycled plastic waste August 31, 2018 / August 31, 2018 by Plastics Infomart LONDON (Reuters) – Environmental campaigners launched a boat on the River Thames on Thursday made almost entirely of recycled plastic waste, in an effort to raise awareness of growing levels of rubbish in Britain’s waterways. The 12-seater punt was built by Mark Edwards, who also made the Gloriana barge for Queen Elizabeth’s 2012 diamond jubilee. […] Read more » plastic recycling
