Posts Tagged ‘Industrial Plastics’
Post-Industrial Plastic Recycling A Form of Decentralized SWM
Post-industrial plastics represent solid waste. In that sense, they are no different from post-consumer plastics or any other form of solid waste that needs to be dealt with. But one of the things that makes it unique is this: recycling post-industrial plastics, at least the way we do it, constitutes a form of decentralized solid…
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 MoreDo Companies Have a Responsibility to Reduce Waste?
The global business climate sure has changed over the last fifty years. Today, both small businesses and corporations alike are facing mounting pressure to be more cognizant of things like social justice and environmental protection. So much so that an entire industry has cropped up to help companies identify and manage their perceived corporate responsibilities.…
Read MoreRecycling Scrap: Waste Is the Underlying Issue
Here at Seraphim Plastics, we buy and sell scrap plastic. We are an industrial plastic recycling firm that takes waste generated by other companies and turns it into a useful product. When you get right down to it, that’s all recycling really is. It is a process of dealing with waste without throwing it away.…
Read MoreA Year On and COVID-Related Plastic Is Still with Us
A month or so into the start of the COVID pandemic, businesses and governments began calling for a return to disposable plastic products covering everything from grocery bags to disposable utensils. The thinking at the time was that disposable plastic items would slow down the transmission of coronavirus. A year later, many of those items…
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