Plastic Recycling
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 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 MoreAustralian Recycling Program Takes After Industrial Recycling
We do not recycle consumer plastics here at Seraphim Plastics. We are an industrial plastic recycler only. Nonetheless, we still keep an eye on the consumer space just so that we stay up to speed with what’s happening there. With that in mind, we thought it might be interesting to tell you about a new…
Read MoreFTC’s Redefining Recyclable Plastics Could Change A Lot
There is a move afoot to convince the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to redefine recyclable plastics in such a way as to force language changes within the plastics space. At issue is whether recyclable plastics actually get recycled in the real world. Unfortunately, the FTC Green Guides debate misses the point. The FTC’s original Green…
Read MoreHow Oil Prices Impact Your Bottom Line — and Why Selling Scrap Plastic to Seraphim Plastics Makes Sense Right Now
Oil prices don’t just affect gas stations—they ripple through almost every industry, including plastics manufacturing and recycling. When oil costs rise, the value of recycled plastics skyrockets, making now the perfect time to turn your industrial plastic scrap into extra revenue. At Seraphim Plastics, we help businesses across Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, and…
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