https://content.yudu.com/web/1jybr/0A1vxp9/TCJan2019/html/index.html?page=30 Bags of choice for recycling


Cromwell Polythene Managing Director, James Lee, outlines options for the janitorial sector at The Cleaning Show 2019.


We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to our stand (C27), at The Cleaning Show 2019 (19-21 March 2019 at ExCeL), where we will be showcasing our products that help make the world cleaner, greener, and more economical.


As an independent, family-run business, committed to supplying products for the capture and containment of waste and recyclables, we are pleased to be launching a re-designed, improved version of our Wave range of disposable gloves at the show (see our January column for more information).


Don’t bash the plastic


Plastic packaging is one of the resources that is omnipresent within facilities, from personal protective equipment (PPE) and keeping food fresh, to lining bins and sanitary units. Using plastic waste sacks and bags makes it simple, safe, and hygienic to separate and collect waste effectively, for appropriate disposal or recycling.


Contrary to popular belief, using plastics has a very resource-efficient profile. Responsibly produced plastic packaging can have a high recycled content (up to 100%) and can be reprocessed many times, not only saving virgin material but associated energy as well. Where this is not practical, the calorific value can be recovered to generate electricity or heat at the end of their useful life, through energy from waste (EfW) plants.


Plastic packaging also brings value and efficiencies to the supply chain – weighing, on average, 4.5 times less than alternatives, including paper, cardboard, glass and metal, thus reducing transportation costs.


Our LowCO2 refuse sack range will also be on display at the 28 | FEATURE


show. These products are engineered to provide maximum performance using minimal resources. This not only helps to reduce the volume of plastic used, it also helps by cutting carbon emissions during production and transportation.


The UK plastic pact


The problems of plastic litter and marine pollution (after all, it’s not just plastic packaging washing up on the beaches) are very real and need tackling. However, they are the result of littering and ineffective waste management infrastructure, not something inherent in the material.


It is important to note, too, that 85% of the plastic in the ocean comes from a small number of Asian and Pacific rim countries, so not only do we need to use our resources more effectively, we also need to help others to do so too.


The plastic debate is, however, important because it is helping to address the way plastics are designed, produced, used, re-used, disposed of and re-processed. We all want to see the recovery, reuse and recycling of all types of packaging, and not for materials to end up in landfill or in our oceans.


WRAP’s UK Plastic Pact brings together major brands and the plastics industry with a common vision and ambitious set of targets, to create a circular economy for plastics. The aim is to eliminate all avoidable plastic packaging waste and make all plastic packaging reusable, recyclable, recycled, or compostable, by 2025.


You can find out more about the environmental and performance credentials of plastics by visiting the Cromwell Polythene stand (C27) at The Cleaning Show 2019.


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