production, manufacturing and
marketing of plastics products in New Zealand"
Commercial Film Recycling
Most people don't realise that the biggest volume of plastic which is recycled in New Zealand is commercial plastic film or shrink and shroud wrap and this makes up 60% of all recycled plastics. Most businesses have products which are delivered wrapped in plastic film. Because it is usually clean it is a great material to recycle. LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE and PP films are those most commonly recycled.
The cost of putting rubbish into landfill is increasing. If you are putting your commercial plastic film into your skip think again because you could be paying landfill costs for something that is easily recycled. Contact Plastics New Zealand's commercial plastic recyclers commercial plastic recyclers to find out more.
Plastic film is also a lot thinner and contains less plastic material than it used to. Reducing the amount of raw materials used is the most efficient way of reducing waste. Less in the product means less potential rubbish. It also means products have become much lighter and compact so they use less energy to move around in trucks, trains and planes.
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