Recycling
Recycling, Reusing and Repurposing Plastic Items
Most of the products we use in everyday life, at home and out of the home, are made from plastic, and when we are done with them, many of us just throw them away in the general waste. However, these plastic products can be recycled, reused or repurposed once you are finished with them.
Read MoreHow to be More Mindful About Recycling
Recycling is a task that is taken on all over the globe, with the UK recycling over 12,000 tonnes of waste each year. However, no matter where you are in the world, there are many things you can do to be more mindful about recycling.
Read MoreWhat Plastics Can be Recycled?
Plastic is one of the most used materials around the world and consumes our everyday lives. Over 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced each year and re-using and recycling plastic products as many times as possible reduces our need to create new plastic time and time again.
Read MoreHow to Recycle at Christmas
Christmas is that time of year when family and friends come together and celebrate the festive season, and with the celebrations come presents, packaging, and decorations, all containing plastic and other materials that can be recycled. However, there are some materials that cannot be recycled that you should be aware of.
Read MoreCreative Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottles For Schools
Recycling is a hot topic around the world although it may have you thinking only of recycling boxes and trying not to miss the weekly Council pick-up, there are many creative ways that recycling can be encouraged too. After using plastic bottles and other plastic products, we just throw them away, but there are many…
Read MoreThe 5 Step Process of Plastic Recycling
Plastic has become a massive and versatile part of our daily life, improving products, safety, and longevity of many of the things we rely on day to day. We’ve come on leaps and bounds in learning how to efficiently recycle this incredibly resilient material, with the process involving several steps depending on what type of…
Read MoreThe Different Methods of Plastic Recycling
Recycling is one of the most environmentally friendly options we have to dispose of our plastic waste, and you may only think of plastic recycling as a general term, however, there are three different types of plastic recycling processes. The industry is constantly experimenting and growing to find the most efficient ways to recycle plastic,…
Read MoreSamsung are Recycling Fishing Nets for Phones
Disregarded fishing nets and plastic can pose a considerable threat to ocean wildlife and coral reefs and can do so for many years. Around 640,000 tons of fishing nets are abandoned and discarded every year, this causes many problems, such as ghost fishing. Ghost fishing is when abandoned fishing nets continue fishing and damaging wildlife…
Read MoreA New Approach to Recycling Plastic?
Plastic is a wonderous material that has enabled an unfathomable number of advancements in modern society. Yet it is no secret that, without proper management, the plastic waste created is a cause for considerable concern. There are always new advancements and processes being developed to help combat this, though they are usually similar in their…
Read MoreA Fully Recyclable Packaging Trial by Aldi
Aldi is on a mission. Since becoming carbon neutral in 2019, the supermarket has been pushing ever forward in the evolution of plastic packaging. Currently, the company are looking at all of their products to see how they can either remove the plastic or replace it with recyclable alternatives. They are on track to make all own-brand product packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2022,…
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