Plastic Recycling
A New Perspective on the Greenpeace Report
Greenpeace USA published a buzz-generating report in late October 2022 declaring, in no uncertain terms, that plastic recycling doesn’t work. It cannot work. At least that is the main thrust of the report. However, we feel a bit of perspective is required. The conclusions reached in the report do not apply to what we do…
Read MorePlastic Odyssey Embarks on a 3-Year Around the World Cruise Teaching About Recycling
A former research ship renamed and repurposed for something completely new, recently left the port of Marseille for a 3-year cruise around the world. But this will be no pleasure cruise. Rather, the Plastic Odyssey will be visiting 30 ports on three continents where they will teach locals the benefits of plastic recycling. The project’s…
Read MoreHow Long Does It Take Plastic to Break Down in a Landfill
We are 100% in favor of recycling as much plastic waste as possible. Still, it is not unusual for our team members to cringe at some of the things recycling proponents present as fact. A good example can be found in the many different estimates of how long it takes plastic to break down in…
Read MoreHow to Establish a Workable Company Recycling Program
You and your management team have decided it is time for the company you own to do a better job of recycling. You have talked things over with employees and everyone agrees that a workable recycling program would be a good thing. Great. Now what? Deciding to establish a company recycling program is a good…
Read MoreWhy PET Is the Most Recycled Plastic in the World
So much of the talk surrounding plastic recycling focuses on consumer plastics. And as far as that goes, products made from PET get the most attention. That’s because PET is the most recycled plastic in the world. It is also the one that gets thrown away most often. Have you ever wondered why? Known formally…
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