| Recycled plastic can be reused and employed by a | | | | energy sources and materials in Europe and the US |
| wide variety of industries Nike has recently used | | | | which has been highlighted recently by the BP oil spill |
| recycled plastic materials in their world cup range. | | | | which has made alternatives to oil and more carbon |
| Most other leading sports retailers are following suit. | | | | intensive energy sources much more attractive |
| The plastics recycled make stronger and more | | | | certainly in the eyes of a more environmentally |
| durable replacements in many cases for example the | | | | aware group of consumers. Recycled plastics will help |
| life of outdoor plastic furniture compared with more | | | | win over the ethically minded consumer recycled |
| traditional wooden products is much longer. | | | | plastic does not require constant weather treatment |
| Other spillover effects are the production of new | | | | so will reduce the strain on the environment further |
| jobs as some of these are technical in nature they | | | | with no need for chemical weather treatment. |
| may benefit the local economies as transportation | | | | The majority of plastics are themselves now |
| costs are likely to undermine any benefits of lower | | | | recyclable and constant technology innovation and |
| labour in less developed countries. The Asian recycling | | | | consumer awareness will continue to push the loop |
| industry will boom regardless of importing waste | | | | closer to closure with supermarkets continuing to |
| from abroad due to the massive manufacturing | | | | push for the removal of plastic carrier bags and some |
| capacity of the Asian powerhouse. Local supply | | | | major high street names in the UK like Tesco |
| chains will be fed by new plastic products developed | | | | offering drop off points for exhausted plastic that |
| locally as the production wages will filter back into the | | | | has been reused again and again. Similar innovations |
| local marketplaces stimulating regional growth. | | | | exist in the agricultural sector where farm waste |
| This is certainly the case in the UK at present where | | | | plastic is used to produce agricultural plastic products |
| there is a thriving recycled plastics industry which is | | | | and many other industries are starting to follow suit. |
| competitive and takes advantage of the cheaper | | | | The consumer is becoming more aware and with |
| costs per tonne of transportation of recycled plastic | | | | more information available than ever before it is |
| compared with wooden or concrete alternatives in | | | | probably time you business started to look at the |
| the building trades. | | | | use of recycled plastic or any other reusable |
| A growing awareness of the potential for renewable | | | | materials in a more productive manner. |