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Visit us at stand B42! 24 - 26 October 2023 #PropakCape2023 #Propak #Expo #CapeTown #InternationalConventionCentre #ExtruWood #PlasticWoodProfiles #PlasticWood #Plastics #RecycledPlastic #Recycling #Pallets #Durability #LongerLifeSpan #RecycledPlasticPallets #IndutrialPallets #OutdoorPlasticWoodFurniture #EducationalPlasticWoodFurniture Extruwood, a division of South Africa’s leading PET recyclers, Extrupet, is a company dedicated to creating high quality wood alternatives, made from 100% recycled plastic. Established in 2013, the company is forging ahead with its goal to provide durable and environmentally friendly products across various industries, but with a focus on pallets. WHY PLASTIC? With dwindling wood reserves and the high costs of wood importation, South Africa needs an alternative to natural wood for the manufacture of pallets. Using recycled plastic not only creates a superior product; it allows for a big reduction of carbon emissions and supports recycling. Although more expensive to produce than wood, the longevity of the plastic product counters the initial capital outlay, with considerable savings over time – a real value for money product!

Wednesday Wrap Fact 🌿 Did you know? In 2022, South Africa recycled nearly 1.3 million tons of paper and paper packaging. If bailed and laid out, this amount would span an area equivalent to 161 rugby fields. This data is based on the survey conducted by Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) Corrugated boxes are not just sturdy, they're also incredibly eco-friendly! 📦 Corrugated cardboard, the material used to make these boxes, is sourced from renewable materials, mainly wood pulp from trees. What's more, these boxes are fully recyclable and biodegradable, ticking all the boxes for sustainability. ♻️ In fact, the majority of corrugated boxes are crafted from recycled cardboard, and the recycling process can be repeated multiple times without compromising quality. 🔄 This sustainability feature has propelled corrugated boxes to become the packaging solution of choice across various industries. 🌍💼   Contact us for your needs sales@ifpackaging.co.za #PackagingSolutions #EcoFriendlyPackaging #CorrugatedBoxes #SustainablePackaging #CustomPackaging #PackagingDesign #Logistics #ProductPackaging #ShippingSolutions #CardboardBoxes #InnovationInPackaging #RetailPackaging #BrandIdentity #SupplyChain #PackagingIndustry #PackagingMaterials #ReusablePackaging #CreativePackaging #PackagingTechnology #EnvironmentallyFriendlyPackaging #IronForestPackaging #PAMSA

Today is International Plastic Free Day when we are asked to commit to not using single use plastic (including bottles, bags, food containers, utensils etc) for a day. We all use too much plastic. 380 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year – half of it is single use meaning it gets discarded after we have used it once. Most plastic doesn’t get recycled and ends up as litter, burned (which releases harmful gases) or in landfill. 12 million tonnes of it ends up in the ocean each year where it kills fish, birds and marine mammals. It breaks down into micro plastics which enter our food chains and carry harmful toxins. To mark International Plastic Free Day, the UNDP, U.S. Embassy - Port Moresby, and the British High Commission in Post Moresby are stepping up efforts to remove all single use plastics from their operations – not just for a day but always. We will also be asking our partners to seek alternatives to single use plastics in any project, event or training that we are sponsoring. Photo caption: Former UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly with Motu Koita Assembly Chairman Hon Dadi Toka at Hanuabada village during the Foreign Secretary's visit to PNG in 2023. #InternationalPlasticFreeDay #UKinPNG #UNDP #USEmbassy

Plastic is indispensable in all product sectors, on the other hand we must reduce its useless use by, for example, reducing useless packaging and using recycled plastic wherever possible. The construction sector is one of those suitable for the use of recycled plastic. For example, as a lightening of slabs and floors, saving concrete and execution times. #geoplast #sustaibleprofitability

The #landfill is now resourceful thanks to Kenya’s growing circular economy. The #circulareconomy is the transformation of waste into recycled raw material for the production of new products. Women and young men have found a workplace to make their daily bread. Glass waste makes a significant share of the #waste disposed of here every day. With the growing recovery of the postconsumer glass waste which is then reconverted into highly refined cullet, used as raw material for making new glass products, among other products. The production of virgin glass is #energy intensive and thus has a larger footprint whereas using recycled glass is eco-friendly using a ton of recycled glass can save the planet over 0.5 tons of #carbon. Artisans are hired here to break the glass waste using a stone, the process is tedious, dangerous, and not effective, tiny cullet is scattered all over the ground. This #prototype of a glass crushing #machine at Sunkraft, #Eldoret is the ultimate solution, it uses an electric motor to crash wasted glass into a fine cullet. The #cullet, among other uses, can be taken back to the glass production chain, and at this point, the producer can save over 30% of energy. 

Is recycling for income through cost-effective plastic bricks the key to addressing Namibia's housing crisis and providing an economic boost? As said in the news at 1: Read full story on Namibia's first building made of plastic bricks.

At Solo Service Group, application of refillable products help to reduce the waste and emissions associated with our daily operations in the form of zero plastic waste soluble sachets. Use of Jangro Enviro sachet products have reduced plastic waste generated by over 22 tonnes across Solo’s contracts over the past 12 months. Not only does this reduce the plastic waste produced on client sites, but reducing plastic used reduces our scope 3 emissions as well. Reducing plastic packaging purchased by 22 tonnes is equivalent to reducing over 71 tonnes of CO2e emissions within Scope 3 Category 1 alone. Additionally, we have began our implementation of Robert Scott eco refill mop heads across 2 of our newest contracts. By reusing the plastic socket and refilling with recycled material when the mop head is at the end of its life, this further reduces the generation of plastic waste. #worldrefillday #jangro #PVA #Pattersons #RobertScott #Gremer https://lnkd.in/e8Dhxuna https://lnkd.in/exFYP8uA

🌍HAPPY #EARTH #DAY! 📢#DidYouKnow ����ASASE Foundation has created community-based #enterprises to address #plastic #pollution, fostering awareness and incentivizing local communities to #recycle #plastic #waste for economic benefit. 🚀These social enterprises are collection and recycling centers or converting plants where people from the community can sell their plastic waste or get jobs in the CASH IT! operations, to work either in the collection or in plastic recycling. 🚀ASASE is also closing the loop of plastic packaging in the country; where the collected plastic waste is either converted into plastic lumber by CASH IT! Plant or sell to recyclers in Ghana who produce industrial-scale construction sheets, household items like buckets, bowls, baskets, or industrial items like garbage bins or polytanks. #Happy #EarthDay! Together- we can #beat #plastic #pollution! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dwd7Avy7 #ASASEFoundation #EarthDay2024 #WorldEarthDay #PlasticPollution #CommunityEmpowerment #SustainableSolutions #RecyclingInnovation #CircularEconomy #EconomicEmpowerment #SustainabilityInitiative #WasteManagement #INC4

According to RECOUP’s data, over 26% of plastic was sent to non-OECD or developing countries, more than 16% in 2022, and 6% in 2021, when overall quantities were also lower, which RECOUP says resulted in an increase of 500% in three years. #Rethink #rethinkofwasteexport #banplasticexport #oecd #plasticwaste #plasticpollution #plasticrecycling https://lnkd.in/gpbMfBn7

Estimates show that less than 5% of all #plastics manufactured globally each year are recycled. The majority end up in our rivers, oceans and landfills. Others are burned in the open in many low-income areas, resulting in the release of toxic fumes and green house gases into the atmosphere. These emissions are harmful to our agriculture, marine and human life. Closer to home, Nairobi City alone produces 480 tons of waste plastics every day - think about that for a moment - 480,000kgs of plastics every 24hrs. It is a similar picture across the world. It is no wonder then that the World Economic Forum predicts that by 2050 our oceans will hold more plastic waste than fish if the trend of use and dump of single-use plastics continues. ProGreen Innovations was formed to solve this problem. We collect waste plastics and through a thermochemical process extract low sulphur polyfuels from the synthetic polymers. The resultant fuels are a clean, affordable and environmentally friendly way to power and increase efficiency of engines and heavy machinery in diverse industries including farming, construction and transport. Moreover, our fuel is compatible with existing engines, machinery and distribution infrastructure. We are leading from the front showing that trash is cash, turning nuisance to sustenance. www.progreen.co.ke #climatetech #cleantech #cleanenergyfuture #plasticpollution