Plastic recycling takes to the waves
Monday, March 11, 2013 - 11:12:03
The world's oceans are vast, but they are also fragile, with human activity often proving to be damaging to the natural habitats they provide for billions of creatures.
In spite of this, we have often used the sea as a dumping ground for waste and while the UK has become more responsible in recent years, there are still plenty of other nations that do not treat it with such respect.
You may have encountered various pieces of rubbish washed up on a British beach, some of which may have travelled thousands of miles to its resting place. Much of this detritus is likely to be made of plastic, so now a responsible brand has decided to do something about it.
Ecover, a company best known for its green cleaning products, has announced a new initiative, which will see it using plastic trawled from the sea to create sustainable packaging, which can, in turn, be recycled again.
With the help of a Belgian manufacturer, Ecover is hoping to blend waste plastic found at sea with a new plant-based alternative, which will allow it to package its products in a much more eco-friendly manner.
Spokesperson, Philip Malmberg, said that it will be a world first, although he admitted that at the moment the company is not entirely sure just how much plastic it will be able to recycle after trawling the sea.
It is not only the amount of plastic that matters, but also its quality, which means there is still a need to be discerning when retrieving it from the water.
Almost two thirds of the rubbish seen on UK beaches is made of plastic, according to the Marine Conservation Society, so hopefully the firm will find plenty of rubbish to turn back into useful packaging.
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