Millions of tons of plastic waste have piled up in oceans, rivers, and landfills annually. It is a significant environmental problem with long-term ecological impacts from harming marine life to greenhouse gas emission contributions. Recycling plastics is a better way to address this by saving natural resources and energy and reducing pollutio...
HDPE Plastic: Its Properties, Uses, and Environmental Benefits
HDPE is one of the most versatile and widely used plastics around the world, with known strengths and durability, coupled with its resistance to moisture. It is a thermoplastic based on petroleum and has a specific molecular structure that gives it a high strength-to-density ratio. It is both lightweight and strong, making it a great material ...
Challenges & Innovations in Flexible Packaging Recycling
Introduction Global plastics production has surged over the past 70 years and is expected to reach 34 billion metric tonnes by 2050. Globally, packaging is and will remain the largest application of plastics. Flexible plastic packaging is the fastest growing plastic packaging category. This growth can be attributed to ...
Recycled Plastics or Virgin Plastics – Which is Best for Your Manufacturing Needs?
Today, in a world increasingly mindful of the environment where manufacturers decide between recycled plastics versus virgin plastics, each of them has its strengths and weaknesses, affecting cost, quality and sustainability. In this article, we will discuss some of the important factors that can help businesses to optimize their decision maki...
How Businesses Benefit from Using Recycled Plastic Products
Today, for most businesses worldwide, sustainability has become the primary focus, mainly driven by rise in environmental regulations, consumers who are becoming more demanding of environmentally conscious products and the urgent imperative to address climate change. Policymaking in Europe, Asia, and America is increasingly shaped towards prom...
How Integrating the Informal Sector Enhances Sustainable Waste Management in India
In developing nations, the massive amounts of waste generated by urbanization, industrialization, and population growth are concerning, leading to severe issues with waste management and disposal. However, recycling and proper disposal pose a problem. India has many issues that it has to deal with daily, which include increasing urbanization, ...
The Role of Plastic Recycling in Achieving a Circular Economy
The circular economy model has been gaining traction has sustainable development emerges as the theme of the decade. The model aims to reduce waste, redesign our economic framework and increase resource efficiency. In this framework, there is a crucial role of plastic recycling in addressing one of our most pressing environmental challenges.&n...