Well this is new, I have heard of corn plastics…but now Cheese plastics? This is quite interesting, if they are using products that would be waste I find that quite resourceful. Please let me know what you think about this new technology! At ENSO were all about innovative technology that will make a difference and [...]
So I saw an official Heinz ketchup plant bottle yesterday and I felt good and bad about it. Using renewable sources is awesome don’t get me wrong, but it still does not solve the problem of plastic waste in landfills and in nature! Only 5% of plastics get recycled and the rest end up as [...]
We all have seen it, the Recycling logo that screams, Throw me in the Recycling bin and I will be recycled! Well if you look more closely you would notice that in the middle of the chasing arrows there is a number. Do you know what those numbers represent? Well let me explain because it [...]
Imagine you’re sailing the waters between Hawaii and California. The sun is at your back, the wind is in your hair, and there’s a giant pool of plastic garbage larger than the state of Texas in front of you. Meet the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an enormous mess of plastic and other litter swirling [...]
According to the 2009 Report on Post Consumer PET Container Recycling Activity, recycling increased 28% in the US for the 6th consecutive year. This statistic was touted in the news as an ever-growing commitment by consumers across the country to recycling efforts. But all is not what it seems. Share this:
NAPCOR Reassures on PET Safety with Answers to Common Concerns Sonoma, CA, September 25, 2007 – PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles have garnered a great deal of media attention recently, some of it raising questions about PET safety. According to the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the trade group for PET packaging, it’s time [...]
The PET bottle was patented in 1973 by chemist Nathaniel Wyeth (brother of distinguished American painter Andrew Wyeth). The first PET bottle was recycled in 1977. An estimated 9,400 curbside collection programs and 10,000 drop-off programs collect PET plastic in the United States, currently. Approximate number of PET beverage bottles per pound: [...]
NAPCOR Reassures on PET Safety with Answers to Common Concerns Sonoma, CA, September 25, 2007 – PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles have garnered a great deal of media attention recently, some of it raising questions about PET safety. According to the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the trade group for PET packaging, it’s time [...]
