#plasticrecycling — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #plasticrecycling, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/130951/ New Lagos rPET Facility: 45,000-Ton Plant by Indorama, Nigerian Breweries, Genesis – News and Statistics #GenesisEnergy #IndoramaVentures #lagos #Nigeria #NigerianBreweries #PlasticRecycling #RecycledPET #rpet #SustainablePackaging #WasteManagement
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Swansea’s blue bag plastics trial extended – 70 tonnes collected so far
Around 20,000 households across the city have been stuffing crisp packets, bread bags and biscuit wrappers into special blue bags for kerbside pick‑up. The trial, launched in spring, was designed to see if residents would embrace recycling the trickiest plastics that usually end up in black bags.
They did. Within weeks, Swansea Bay News reported more than five tonnes had already been collected. Now the total has soared past 70 tonnes, with the material recycled into new products like bags for life and bin liners.
“A great success story”
Cabinet Member Cyril Anderson said:
“The trial so far has been a really great success story. Residents have got on board with it and have quickly seen the value in using the recycling service and reducing the amount of household waste they put in the black bag. Our plan is to continue the trial into the new year and give residents in the trial areas the opportunity to use the blue bags until June.”
Where it runs
The scheme covers a mix of areas across Swansea – from Blaenymaes, Fforestfach and Penlan to Clydach, Hafod and Townhill – chosen to test how different housing types use the service. Residents outside the trial can still recycle soft plastics at supermarket collection points.
What goes in the bag
Accepted items include crisp packets, bread bags, cereal liners, pet food bags, magazine wrapping and multipack rings. Residents are asked to rinse items and tie bags securely with a double knot.
Items such as cling film, polystyrene, cleaning product pouches and blister packs are not accepted and should go in black bags.
What’s next
The Welsh Government is collating data from Swansea’s trial to help decide how similar schemes could be rolled out across other towns and cities. For now, Swansea households in the pilot areas can keep filling their blue bags until 30 June 2026.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
Council to trial soft plastic kerbside recycling scheme in Swansea
Swansea Council launched the pilot scheme in April, inviting 20,000 households to recycle soft plastics at the kerbside.Swansea residents embrace new soft plastics recycling trial with over five tonnes already collected
Early figures showed strong uptake, with residents quickly filling blue bags and more than five tonnes collected within weeks.Plans revealed to change kerbside recycling in Swansea
#Blaenymaes #blueBags #breadBags #cerealLiners #crispPackets #Hafod #magazineWrapping #Penlan #petFoodBags #PlasticRecycling #Recycling #softPlastic #Swansea #SwanseaCouncil #Townhill
Wider proposals to reshape recycling collections across the city, including how soft plastics could fit into future services. -
Artsy and Durable Recycling from a Heat Press https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/artsy-and-durable-recycling-from-a-heat-press/ #plasticrecycling #greenhacks #recycling #upcycling #hdpe
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Artsy and Durable Recycling from a Heat Press - Plastic recycling is something that many of us strive to accomplish, but we often ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/artsy-and-durable-recycling-from-a-heat-press/ #plasticrecycling #greenhacks #recycling #upcycling #hdpe
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MacroCycle found a shortcut for plastic recycling — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
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Open source machines for recycling/repurposing your own plastic. This Video explains how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J7JZcsoHyA
#OpenSourceRecycling #PlasticRecycling #DIYRecycling #CircularEconomy #WasteToResource #PlasticRepurposing #MakerMovement #SustainableTech #RecyclingInnovation #PreciousPlastics
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Open source machines for recycling/repurposing your own plastic. This Video explains how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J7JZcsoHyA
#OpenSourceRecycling #PlasticRecycling #DIYRecycling #CircularEconomy #WasteToResource #PlasticRepurposing #MakerMovement #SustainableTech #RecyclingInnovation #PreciousPlastics
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Open source machines for recycling/repurposing your own plastic. This Video explains how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J7JZcsoHyA
#OpenSourceRecycling #PlasticRecycling #DIYRecycling #CircularEconomy #WasteToResource #PlasticRepurposing #MakerMovement #SustainableTech #RecyclingInnovation #PreciousPlastics
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Open source machines for recycling/repurposing your own plastic. This Video explains how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J7JZcsoHyA
#OpenSourceRecycling #PlasticRecycling #DIYRecycling #CircularEconomy #WasteToResource #PlasticRepurposing #MakerMovement #SustainableTech #RecyclingInnovation #PreciousPlastics
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Open source machines for recycling/repurposing your own plastic. This Video explains how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J7JZcsoHyA
#OpenSourceRecycling #PlasticRecycling #DIYRecycling #CircularEconomy #WasteToResource #PlasticRepurposing #MakerMovement #SustainableTech #RecyclingInnovation #PreciousPlastics
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/480924/ New bamboo plastic offers eco-friendly durability #BambooCellulose #BambooPlastic #BambooPlasticInnovation #BambooBasedPlastic #BiodegradableMaterials #BiodegradablePlastic #EcoFriendlyMaterials #Environment #EnvironmentallyFriendlyPlastics #NatureCommunications #NortheastForestryUniversity #PlasticAlternatives #PlasticRecycling #RecyclablePlastic #Science #SustainableMaterials #SustainablePlastics #UK #UnitedKingdom
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New bamboo plastic offers eco-friendly durability
Bamboo pla…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #bamboocellulose #bambooplastic #bambooplasticinnovation #bamboo-basedplastic #biodegradablematerials #biodegradableplastic #eco-friendlymaterials #environment #environmentallyfriendlyplastics #NatureCommunications #NortheastForestryUniversity #plasticalternatives #plasticrecycling #recyclableplastic #Science #sustainablematerials #sustainableplastics #UK #UnitedKingdom
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New bamboo plastic offers eco-friendly durability
Bamboo plastic sounds like …
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #bamboocellulose #bambooplastic #bambooplasticinnovation #bamboo-basedplastic #biodegradablematerials #biodegradableplastic #eco-friendlymaterials #environmentallyfriendlyplastics #NatureCommunications #NortheastForestryUniversity #plasticalternatives #plasticrecycling #recyclableplastic #Science #sustainablematerials #sustainableplastics
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Latest follow-up podcast is out! YouTube: https://youtu.be/dRkqXHvU71o Audio: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3938d41f Matt reconnects with Polyfloss co-founders Audrey Gaulard, Émile De Visscher, and Christophe Machet to discuss how they're putting plastic recycling directly into people's hands.
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UK's #SingleUse #PlasticBan faces compliance challenges https://buff.ly/3PDxXFW
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#PlasticBags and #Batteries could soon be collected from Powys kerbsides https://buff.ly/3CZxVVI
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This is just a few days worth of HDPE milk bottle lids from the marina cafe - hoping to make a wooden mould and melt them down to make a test product this weekend :D
#preciousPlastic #recycling
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As per @JdeB:
There is only one viable answer to the plastic problem.
Make plastic recycling profitable.Put a price on 'new' plastics with a CO2 tax [or whatever] so that recycled plastic become more profitable. Make #PlasticRecycling work, in a good way.
Demand recycled bottles.
Outlaw the production of single use plastics. -
These Keycaps Are 100% Recycled Plastic - Artisan keycaps are generally meant to replace your Escape key, though they can be... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/20/these-keycaps-are-100-recycled-plastic/ #injectionmolding #plasticrecycling #recycledplastic #greenhacks #keycaps
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Something I stumbled across that is making me feel better about the world:
The Flipflopi Project, which has built the first ever sailing dhow made from recycled plastic, which was at the time probably the biggest item made from recycled plastic at 9m long. Now they are almost done with the second boat, which is 24m long.
This project:
- pays locals to collect plastic waste from beaches, out of sensitive and CO2-storing mangrove forests and from households
- uses this waste and recycles it to make new materials for the boats
- experiments with using solar cookers to heat up plastic for processing
- is saving trees from having to be cut down for the boats
- works with traditional dhow builders, keeping this craft alive
- teaches students about the different stages of the project, how to sort, recycle, use plastic as well as weaving, carpentry (with wood and plastic), metalwork, traditional and high-tech machines and boat building
- sailed along the coast of east Africa and around Lake Victoria, connecting communities around the region
- raises awareness about plastic pollution, recycling, and spreads joyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT2dQ8Og18
#plastic #waste #PlasticWaste #recycling #upcycling #PlasticRecycling #TheFlipflopi #TheFlipflopiProject #dhow #boat #sailing #SailingBoat #Kenya #Lamu #EastAfrica #SolarCooking #BeachCleanup #PlasticRevolution
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Something I stumbled across that is making me feel better about the world:
The Flipflopi Project, which has built the first ever sailing dhow made from recycled plastic, which was at the time probably the biggest item made from recycled plastic at 9m long. Now they are almost done with the second boat, which is 24m long.
This project:
- pays locals to collect plastic waste from beaches, out of sensitive and CO2-storing mangrove forests and from households
- uses this waste and recycles it to make new materials for the boats
- experiments with using solar cookers to heat up plastic for processing
- is saving trees from having to be cut down for the boats
- works with traditional dhow builders, keeping this craft alive
- teaches students about the different stages of the project, how to sort, recycle, use plastic as well as weaving, carpentry (with wood and plastic), metalwork, traditional and high-tech machines and boat building
- sailed along the coast of east Africa and around Lake Victoria, connecting communities around the region
- raises awareness about plastic pollution, recycling, and spreads joyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT2dQ8Og18
#plastic #waste #PlasticWaste #recycling #upcycling #PlasticRecycling #TheFlipflopi #TheFlipflopiProject #dhow #boat #sailing #SailingBoat #Kenya #Lamu #EastAfrica #SolarCooking #BeachCleanup #PlasticRevolution
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The problem of plastic pollution is too big for any one nation to handle. That’s why we need a global approach. It’s worked before with the ozone layer and acid rain and it can work again with plastic.
We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why
#recycling #plastic #plasticpollution #unitednations #montrealprotocol #PlasticWaste #plasticrecycling #Globalplasticstreaty #Microplasticpollution #Oceanplasticpollution #Plasticpollutiontreaty #Single-useplastic #UNEnvironmentAssembly -
Oh this looks promising for recycling mixed #plasticwaste into pristine #monomers. This should help reduce #fossilfuel consumption and make #plasticrecycling pay.
Government funded big science FTW!
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-recycling-plastics.html
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Getting Shredded Plastic…and Legs - While electric motors have taken the drudgery out of many tasks, human power has ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/23/getting-shredded-plastic-and-legs/ #plasticrecycling #preciousplastic #exercisebike #toolhacks #recycling #shredding #shredder #bicycle #plastic #recycle
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Plastic pollution: Treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty https://www.euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/news/plastic-pollution-treaty-talks-get-into-the-nitty-gritty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #plasticpackaging #plasticpollution #Plasticrecycling
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Plastic pollution: Treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty https://www.euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/news/plastic-pollution-treaty-talks-get-into-the-nitty-gritty/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #plasticpackaging #plasticpollution #Plasticrecycling