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Ocean plastic waste – a hot commodity for packaging?

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 | Permalink

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure isn’t just an old idiom; it’s become a sustainable business model for repurposing plastic waste into packaging. It’s estimated that about 10% of the world’s plastic waste finds its way into the sea and Belgium-based ecological cleaning brand Ecover says it wants to help clean up the mess. The company recently announced plans to develop a new polymer mix that incorporates plastic waste from the ocean into its bottles. Tagging Options Domain:  All Sites Keywords:  plastics packaging ocean waste Ecover PET HDPE sugarcane read more

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Ocean plastic waste – a hot commodity for packaging?