… making versatile products.
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Some two years ago, National Geographic published this excellent piece as part of their ‘Planet or Plastic’ series:
We Depend on Plastic. Now We’re Drowning in It.
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Since then, there have been all sorts of initiatives to address the many issues around plastic:
The impact of glass/plastic/aluminium drinks bottles and cans – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Turning plastic into housing – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Infinitely recyclable plastic – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Turning plastic rubbish at sea into products – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Plastic-free projects on their way – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Broad reaching and bold thinking to deal with plastic waste – Vision Group for Sidmouth
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Including in these parts:
Refill your plastic water bottle! – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Fillfull: plastic-free shopping in Sidmouth – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Plastic-free milk-vending machine comes to Otterton – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Plastic-free shop opening in Sidmouth – Vision Group for Sidmouth
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One company doing great things in India, has come up with a project to turn plastic into housing, school desks and public loos:
Can Plastic Be Used To Make Houses?
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Residential Furniture – Eco Friendly Plastic Sheets – Ricron
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Fundamentally, though, the company sees itself as promoting the circular economy as a ‘solution’:
