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Is Re-Looping Better than Plastic Recycling?
Consumer recycling was just coming into its own in the 1970s. By the time the 1990s rolled around, reusing had joined recycling as a way to save the planet by keeping trash out of landfills. It was eventually joined by the third ‘R’: repurposing. Do we now have a fourth in re-looping? If you are…
Read MoreAmazon Announces Plans to Ditch Its Plastic Mailers
As the world’s leading online retail site, Amazon is also one of the world’s biggest consumers of single-use plastics. They’ve made strides to reduce the amount of plastic they use, and recently announced plans to ditch their familiar blue and white mailers should boost those efforts considerably. The chances are pretty good that you have…
Read MoreHow Plastic Recycling Can Help Support High Demand
Recycling industrial plastics isn’t the most glamorous industry in the world. We buy plastic, recycle it, and sell it to manufacturers who make new things. Sometimes it can seem quite mundane. But every once in a while, we are reminded just how important recycling plastic waste is. At the height of the COVID pandemic, certain…
Read MoreGlass Doesn’t Always Beat Industrial Plastic
The perceived plastic problem, whether real or not, is one of the hottest sustainability topics of the day. People are so concerned about consumer and industrial plastic pollution they are willing to look at any material that might replace it. Glass is often touted as the best option. But if you dig deeply enough to…
Read MoreSimplicity Is the Key to Successful Business
Simplicity is the key to a successful business. It is key to what we do here at Seraphim Plastics. We have been able to successfully recycle industrial scrap plastic for years because our process is simple and straightforward. We live by the rule that industrial plastic recycling doesn’t have to be complicated. Back in the…
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