Waste BadgerDec 1
‘Recycling Plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’ https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/11/30/recycling-plastic-doesnt-solve-the-plastic-problem-it-just-tells-people-its-okay-to-use-plastic/
#PlasticsRecycling #Plastic
Waste BadgerDec 1
‘Recycling Plastic doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s okay to use plastic’ https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2025/11/30/recycling-plastic-doesnt-solve-the-plastic-problem-it-just-tells-people-its-okay-to-use-plastic/
#PlasticsRecycling #Plastic
Waste BadgerNov 13
Thousands of #GreatNorthRun #Plastic bottles recycled into new food packaging https://uk.news.yahoo.com/thousands-great-north-run-plastic-050000680.html
#PlasticWaste #PlasticsRecycling
Waste BadgerSep 17, 2025
#EdiblePackaging offers a #Biodegradable alternative to #PlasticWaste https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250916/Edible-packaging-offers-a-biodegradable-alternative-to-plastic-waste.aspx
#BigBadger1 said "...but unless it's drastically obvious what it is, it'll end up #EFW or contaminate #PlasticsRecycling"
Waste BadgerAug 1, 2025
#Viridor to close Rochester #PlasticsRecycling site - letsrecycle.com https://share.google/PdPuDhdOXbLARENdk
We all hear Brenda from Bristol 😉
Waste BadgerJul 31, 2025
#Biffa Shuts Down #PlasticsRecycling Plant in Sunderland Amid Market Struggles https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/biffa-shuts-down-plastics-recycling-plant-in-sunderland-amid-market-struggles-38270
More information on this article than previous shared. Such a shame, & so damaging to recycling's reputation.
Waste BadgerJul 3, 2025
#PlasticsRecycling facility launched in Cornwall to process #Microfibres from laundry https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/plastics-recycling-facility-launched-in-cornwall-to-process-microfibres-from-laundry/
Waste BadgerJul 3, 2025
#PlasticsRecycling facility launched in Cornwall to process #Microfibres from laundry https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/plastics-recycling-facility-launched-in-cornwall-to-process-microfibres-from-laundry/
Waste BadgerMay 30, 2025
School's incredible #RecycledPlayground is made from everyday plastic items https://uk.news.yahoo.com/schools-incredible-recycled-playground-made-083411070.html
#PlasticsRecycling
Waste BadgerApr 15, 2025
Why is less than 10% of the world’s #Plastic being #Recycled? https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/14/fossil-fuels-in-another-form-plastic-recycling-rate-stagnates-at-under-10-report-finds
#PlasticWaste #PlasticsRecycling
Why is less than 10% of the world’s plastic being recycled?

Cutting down on the production of virgin plastics is essential, campaigners say, in the face of such low reuse rates.

euronews