Tuesday, July 23, 2013

5 Things Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.
Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

Recycling plastic bottle, sometimes may seem like a routine or ordinary task.  Earth911 and the International Bottled Water Association are working together to show that the possibilities for recycled plastic bottles are endless and can be far from ordinary.  Innovators around the world have been doing amazing things with plastic bottles. 
  1. Bridge- Last year in Peeblessshire, Scotland, company named Vertech Composites managed to create a 90 foot bridge that can support about 44 tons of pedestrians, cars and vehicles, out of plastic bottles and other plastic waste.
  2. Paint- Sherwin-Williams received an EPA green chemistry award for producing a paint formula that contained recycled plastic bottles and produces less air pollution than typical oil-based paints. 
  3. EcoARK- The EcoARK building in Taiwan is a three story tall building, with an amphitheater and exhibition hall, that is made using about 1.5 million plastic bottles. 
  4. Sports Uniforms- Nike developed uniforms for U.S. Olympians made from 13 recycled plastic bottles. 
  5. Joysxee Eco Island- Richart Sowa collected more than 125,000 trashed plastic bottles and created his own island, that holds a his house.  It was created by putting the plastic  bottles into fruit sacks, covered by plywood pallets, then carpeted and covered in sand dirt and rocks.
Innovators are coming up with more creative ideas every day for progressive recycling.  For a complete list please visit http://earth911.com/news/2012/08/16/8-things-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/1
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1 comment:

  1. Its estimated that recycling, re-use, and composting create six to ten times as many jobs as waste incineration and landfills. Only around 27% of plastic bottles are recycled. You can learn more about plastic recycling at www.mrcpolymers.com

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