Sentences with phrase «as plastic recycling»

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This exponential growth comes at a pivotal time, as the brand is gearing up to release a number of new products made of both recycled polyester, the result of the breakdown of recycled plastic bottles, and upcycled coconuts.

And recycling doesn't add any significant expenses of its own: Recyclers of products as diverse as paper and glass and plastic scrap and batteries offer free collection.

In the mid-2000s, however, sales began to take off with growing consumer acceptance of recycled plastic as a highly durable, and maintenance free, alternative to both vintage wooden furniture and the flimsy but ubiquitous injection molding plastic armchairs.

We've done so because the people at the top prefer a permissive atmosphere that allows us to do as we wish» as long as we don't hurt anyone, a judgment call that ends up ruling out things upper - middle - class people don't like, such as smoking and putting glass bottles in plastics - only recycling bins.

Other programs such as waste - to - energy (WTE), which use the combustible energy from difficult to recycle plastics are widely used in Europe and Asia, and may provide additional recovery processes in the United States.

There are several industry collaborations that are working to identify technologies to make collection and sortation of flexible packaging waste feasible and economically effective, as well as research into chemical recycling, which degrades the mixed plastics into monomers or basic chemicals to turn into new products.

Many businesses generate film plastics such as shrink wrap, stretch film, and sheet plastic all of which can be recycled and done so cost effectively when generated in large quantities.

Some have focused on the jobs potential in recovering a particular product, such as tires or electronics; some have considered the jobs impacts of recovering a particular material, such as plastics or precious metals; and still others have looked at the jobs benefits of a particular recovery method, such as curbside recycling or composting.

While the use of black plastic is allowed within organic agriculture, it is inherently unsustainable as it is a petroleum - based product and difficult to recycle.

Also, Suiza maintains many programs to help our customers to learn about the importance of [caring for] the environment as reforestation activities and plastic recycle seminars.»

For example, French's manufacturing site in Springfield, Mo. sends zero waste to landfills by recycling all excess plastic and paper materials and contributing food waste to be used as animal feed.

Besides recycling paper, plastic and other trash, the Atlantis Casino also gives its organic waste such as peels and skins to a company that turns it into compost and sells it as fertilizer to local farmers.

The cooperative also has a waste recycling plant for its waste products such as glass, paper, cardboard, plastics, metals, etc..

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Wood and plastic pallets have both been touted for their environmental benefits as both types of pallets can be recycled.

The Rong Yu plans come as Zaige Waste Management, which runs a scrap steel and plastic waste recycling business in China, is also preparing to list on the ASX by raising up to $ 20 million.

In mixed plastics recycle streams such as this, using Fusabond ® improves impact resistance, surface finish, and processability of parts and films... so the recycled material can be made into more sustainable articles with less material loss and higher end - use value.

Thompson announced that as of January 2018, 71 % of Co-op's packaging is easy to recycle, but there is still more work to be done, with CPET, flexibles and vanity black plastics being cited as the top three challenges.

Feedback from our customers was that this innovative packaging was not as strong as our previous plastic film and although the packaging was fully recyclable, many local authorities did not have facilities to recycle it.

As a result, 40 percent of aluminum, plastic and glass containers are recycled in the United States, up nine percentage points in the last seven years.

Made from 100 per cent renewable, natural wood fibres from well - managed forests and high - quality recycled content from James Cropper's own world - class recycling plant, COLOURFORM ™ acts as a sustainable alternative to plastic and other packaging materials and aims to help brands reduce their carbon footprint.

RECOUP is delighted to secure ongoing Headline sponsorship from RPC BPI Recycled Products, as well as sponsors Aura Soma, BPF and Plastics Europe in association with PIRAP, Tomra Sorting Solutions and Eastman.

The paper fibre is rescued and turned into luxury papers and the polyethylene is recycled into products such as plastic tubing and cable wraps.

Whilst many people are keen to cut down on their plastic consumption, the fact that the bottle is recyclable makes the bottle a slightly more environmentally friendly option than other pre-made packaged vegan milk on the mainstream market as they often come packaged in less environmentally - friendly Tetra Paks which are not always able to be recycled dependant on the area you live in.

The researchers made the breakthrough when they were examining the structure of a natural enzyme which is thought to have evolved in a waste recycling centre in Japan, allowing a bacterium to degrade plastic as a food source.

And as society moves away from conventional petroleum made plastics, plant based plastics and recycled content will form the bulk of plastic packaging.

I figured why not try to find some fun craft projects I can make using these plastic shopping bags, and also other plastic household bags such as sandwich bags and garbage bags, instead of just recycling them.

Why it's hot: There's something for everybody, from a 100 percent recycled plastic tea set by Green Toys to eco-friendly cleaning products to whimsical Envirosax reusable shopping bags to a colorful selection of organic clothes (such as WonderToast and Little Lark), including a blue and orange dress made from sweatshop - free organic cotton ($ 30) by Two Owls.

The type of plastic used in many refillable water bottles, including in popular brands such as Nalgene, is polycarbonate, indicated by the No. 7 in the recycling code at the bottom of the container.

Beginning in 2013, Bumbleride has since been using recycled plastic water bottles as part of the materials used in the exterior fabric.

The aquarium has eliminated single - use plastics, such as straws, utensils, individual condiment containers and shopping bags, from its restaurants and stores while also providing plastic recycling receptacles for guests and staff members.

Shoprite here in Orange County collects used plastic bags for recycling, my local collection won't accept them as anything other then trash.

Most recycling facilities do not accept plastic bags as they jam the machinery.

Some are recycling only paper products, rather than co-mingling them with all plastics and metals in what's known as the «single - stream» model.

The five - year - old recycling venture, which specializes in plastics, as well as cardboard recycling, received a $ 300,000 loan through the program.

In 2008, AAAS recycled nearly one - half, or 48 % of all solid waste generated in the building — 25.96 tons of commingled content such as cans, bottles, and plastic; 18.94 tons of mixed paper; and 36.6 tons of cardboard.

By capping all the polymer sections with an end group that responds to a certain chemical, the technique could also be used as a low - energy method for recycling plastic waste, says Phillips.

And plastics degrade as they're recycled, as does paper.

Although Americans are now recycling much of their discarded plastic, they may have to search for venues that accept durable items, such as ski boots, because many municipalities still do not accept articles made of hard plastic

Perhaps as a counterpoint, and using the plastic bottles — as in the Luzinterruptus work — for a practical purpose, Mick Stephenson's project Litre of Light at Central Saint Martins is a simple proposal for recycling plastic bottles as light bulbs.

PET carpet advocates report that because plastic beverage containers are made with top quality resins as required by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, recycled PET is superior to lower grades of virgin synthetic fibers used in making other brands of polyester carpet yarns.

As Indonesia's capital struggles with a mounting trash problem, one local man is taking matters into his own hands by recycling plastic waste into fuel for his scooter.

«The recycling message is simple; both industry and society need to regard end - of - life items, including plastics, as raw materials rather than waste,» stated the report.

The researchers made the breakthrough when they were examining the structure of a natural enzyme which is thought to have evolved in a waste recycling centre in Japan, allowing a bacterium to degrade plastic as a food source.

Now, one team reports in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering that the plastic components in these vehicles can be recycled with coconut oil and re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries.

When such e-waste is exported to places such as Guiyu in China, it ends up in vast recycling centers where laborers earn a pittance smashing, cracking, melting and cooking old electronic goods to extract the valuable materials they hold, ranging from gold to plastics.

After that, they could be recycled as plastic mulch or chopped and used to improve soil quality and help retain moisture.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

Instead, she thinks we should focus on reducing waste through recycling, minimising plastic packaging, and through schemes such as official disposal of damaged fishing gear.

Much of the plastic that does not end up in landfill or go through other waste management pathways (such as recycling or incineration) is thought to end up in the ocean.