According to news from Russia's Unipack.Ru, the Dutch office furniture manufacturer 'Vepa' and the environmental group 'Plastic Whale' have collaborated on the 'Plastic Whale-shaped Furniture' project, which aims to recycle plastic waste for reproduction. Currently, it is recycled from Amsterdam. The plastic waste has been processed into office furniture. The parties agreed that some of the sales revenue will fund some environmental initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste. The first batch of office furniture exhibited in Amsterdam included conference tables, chairs, lamps and sound-absorbing panels.
Marius Smit, the initiator of the project, said: “Every year we together with thousands of Amsterdam locals salvage plastic waste from the canal. To that end, we have already purchased ten boats for salvaging plastic waste. Now, We have started to use plastic waste to produce office furniture, but we can do more. At present, there are many companies that consider the sustainability of the environment when buying office furniture, use the plastic office furniture we produce, which can be protected The environment contributes. 'Now, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and companies like 'Vrumona', 'Nationale Nederlanden' and 'DSM' are also participants in the project.
Janwillem de Kam, chairman of the furniture company 'Vepa', explains: 'We use recycled PET bottles to make furniture and scrap to make chair racks. At present, our company not only produces waste in the production of furniture, but even The third party garbage is also recycled in production. 'Plastic waste recycling' is led by 'Vepa' company and is produced in the Netherlands.
The project name 'Plastic whale-shaped furniture' comes from the Plastics Recycling Design Competition organized by the Dutch 'Lama Concept' Bureau. It was inspired by whale because it is being threatened by marine floating plastics.