Detergent packaging made from plastic collected at sea (with video)
One of the most exciting global sustainability projects of recent times is Portuguese and is being developed by Logoplaste, plastic packaging manufacturer headquartered in Cascais.Called Ecover, this is a detergent packaging made from plastic collected seas and beaches. "We intend to enhance these residues, because this means that they are collected and integrated into the recycling circuit," explained to the green economy Paulo Correia, director of Logoplaste.The project was developed in partnership with Waste Free Ocean and collects plastic waste off the Belgian coast and British. Initially, only 10% of the new plastic packaging will be taken from the sea, but the Logoplaste hopes to increase this percentage."The Waste Free Ocean created a circuit of collection, developed by fishermen. These residues have been integrated in the recycling and integrated into the production circuit, "continued the charge of Logoplaste.In addition to the inclusion of plastic collected at sea on the packaging, the shape of the bottle itself was thought to promote sustainability. "Were applied the principles of structural design of the radiolaria and, deep down, was applied the principle of structural design of diatoms," explained to the green economy Carlos Rego, Logoplaste designer.Were these microorganisms that influenced the design of the packaging, a process known as biomimicry. These two principles of structural design allowed a reduction in the weight of the packing in 20% â€" while the standard weight of this packaging is around 30 or 32 grams, Logoplaste packing has only 25 grams.This was the first project of Logoplaste with these specific features, although the plastic recycling is not exactly a novelty in company: between 30 to 40% of the products developed by Portuguese giant have the recycled plastic as the base. "Talking about recycling is normal today, but for 15 years, when we started working on this concept, it wasn't. All projects that come out of a very large component have Logoplaste of recycling ", explained Paulo Correia.See the episode 289 of the green economy, one of the most amazing I've ever published here.
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