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Using recycled plastics
Manufacturers the world over are utilizing our reliable materials for applications from appliances and consumer products to industrial parts. Our clean, consistent materials reduce the need for virgin petrochemicals, while saving more than 80% of the energy it takes to produce them.
Check out this link for a few examples - including a vacuum cleaner!
Check out this link for a few examples - including a vacuum cleaner!
A recycled backpack?
It's amazing what you can create with recycled materials - this backpack is our new favourite thing!
Mountainsmith takes their tried-and-true Tour waistpack and now makes it from recycled materials!
Mountainsmith takes their tried-and-true Tour waistpack and now makes it from recycled materials!
- Waistpack body uses fabric made from recycled PET (plastic soda bottles) with the same strength and durability
- Ergonomic Omni Belt™ hipbelt with stabilizing straps and foam padded back offers a snug, comfortable fit
- Main pocket with 2-way zipper, front zippered pocket and small internal pocket organize gear; 2 mesh side pouches keep water bottles handy
- Webbing loops and lash points let you attach accessories to the pack, or strap it to a full size Mountainsmith backpack to add extra volume
- Padded and removable shoulder strap for easy hauling and dual carry handles for use as a briefcase
- Bungee cord for securing extra gear; compression strap for stabilizing the load
- Fits waist/hips up to 50 inches
The Coca-Cola Chair
Loving this recycled chair from Coca-Cola!
When the 111 Navy Chair was launched at the Milan Furniture Show in April 2010, one commentator praised it as a 'stylishly understated showstopper'. But what really made an impact was the material used: the 111 Navy Chair is made of 111 recycled Coca‑Cola bottles.
The chair is part of Coca‑Cola's efforts to highlight the importance of recycling and the idea of recycled material as a valuable resource. The Carbon Trust's report on our environmental impact found that packaging accounts for between 30 and 70 per cent of our carbon footprint. So using recycled plastic and encouraging Coca‑Cola drinkers to recycle their bottles and cans can help us to make a big difference.
Designed by Emeco, bottles by Coca‑Cola
Both Coca‑Cola and furniture company Emeco are famous for design. In our case, the design of our famous contour bottle or our red and white logo have made Coca‑Cola one of the most recognised brands in the world. Emeco is famous for its award-winning Navy Chair range, first invented in 1944 for the US Navy.
Both companies are also committed to recycling and reducing waste. Designers at Emeco were given the task of creating a chair using recycled PET plastic from our bottles, with Coca‑Cola estimating that these chairs would reuse the PET from about three million plastic bottles a year. Despite having only worked with aluminium to date, the opportunity to make a difference with Coca‑Cola persuaded Emco to branch out into plastic.
"When Coca‑Cola approached me with this project, I jumped on it," says Gregg Buchbinder, chairman of Emeco. "I was excited about the impact of reusing the PET from about three million plastic bottles a year. That's a lot of bottles and a lot of chairs. We've turned something many people throw away into something you can keep for a long, long time."
"The 111 Navy Chair is a reflection of our commitment to sustainability, constant innovation and originality in design," said Kate Dwyer, group director of worldwide licensing at The Coca‑Cola Company. "It is another step in our vision to recover and reuse all of our bottles and cans."
When the 111 Navy Chair was launched at the Milan Furniture Show in April 2010, one commentator praised it as a 'stylishly understated showstopper'. But what really made an impact was the material used: the 111 Navy Chair is made of 111 recycled Coca‑Cola bottles.
The chair is part of Coca‑Cola's efforts to highlight the importance of recycling and the idea of recycled material as a valuable resource. The Carbon Trust's report on our environmental impact found that packaging accounts for between 30 and 70 per cent of our carbon footprint. So using recycled plastic and encouraging Coca‑Cola drinkers to recycle their bottles and cans can help us to make a big difference.
Designed by Emeco, bottles by Coca‑Cola
Both Coca‑Cola and furniture company Emeco are famous for design. In our case, the design of our famous contour bottle or our red and white logo have made Coca‑Cola one of the most recognised brands in the world. Emeco is famous for its award-winning Navy Chair range, first invented in 1944 for the US Navy.
Both companies are also committed to recycling and reducing waste. Designers at Emeco were given the task of creating a chair using recycled PET plastic from our bottles, with Coca‑Cola estimating that these chairs would reuse the PET from about three million plastic bottles a year. Despite having only worked with aluminium to date, the opportunity to make a difference with Coca‑Cola persuaded Emco to branch out into plastic.
"When Coca‑Cola approached me with this project, I jumped on it," says Gregg Buchbinder, chairman of Emeco. "I was excited about the impact of reusing the PET from about three million plastic bottles a year. That's a lot of bottles and a lot of chairs. We've turned something many people throw away into something you can keep for a long, long time."
"The 111 Navy Chair is a reflection of our commitment to sustainability, constant innovation and originality in design," said Kate Dwyer, group director of worldwide licensing at The Coca‑Cola Company. "It is another step in our vision to recover and reuse all of our bottles and cans."
Family Fun Day at MBA Polymers
MBA Polymers has thanked its staff for their hard work by hosting a summer fun day.
We held the event as part of a scheme encouraging youngsters to recycle.
Children traded in plastic bottle tops for tickets to attractions, with one child bringing over 1,800 tops to be swapped.
Attractions on offer included face painting, bouncy castles, mini fairground rides, and a land train running laps of the Sandy Lane field.
Check out the photos here.
Faye Wicks, one of the employee forum group which organised and ran the whole event, said next year they hoped to extend the day to the wider public.
She added: “It was the first time we’ve done anything like this, but we’d love to do it again.”
“The kids really got into it, and we showed them in a fun way that recycling does have its rewards.”
“We believe it’s a really important message, and one we’re keen to keep delivering.”
Brought to you by MBA Polymers.
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We held the event as part of a scheme encouraging youngsters to recycle.
Children traded in plastic bottle tops for tickets to attractions, with one child bringing over 1,800 tops to be swapped.
Attractions on offer included face painting, bouncy castles, mini fairground rides, and a land train running laps of the Sandy Lane field.
Check out the photos here.
Faye Wicks, one of the employee forum group which organised and ran the whole event, said next year they hoped to extend the day to the wider public.
She added: “It was the first time we’ve done anything like this, but we’d love to do it again.”
“The kids really got into it, and we showed them in a fun way that recycling does have its rewards.”
“We believe it’s a really important message, and one we’re keen to keep delivering.”
Brought to you by MBA Polymers.
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