The Netherlands, I believe that everyone is no stranger. In June, the European Waste Plastics Enterprise Mission, hosted by the 'New Observation of Waste Plastics', just concluded an inspection of four European countries including the Netherlands and visited a number of local waste plastics recycling and processing enterprises.
But how many cattle in the field of waste plastics recycling in the Netherlands? I believe many people of waste plastics do not understand.
1, the classic case of waste plastic recycling
Beautiful plastic workshop project
Bureau SLA and Overtreders W are two Amsterdam-based design firms that work together with architects and designers to transform waste plastic into new building materials.
Pavilion made of materials made of waste plastic
'Smart low technology is equivalent to new high technology' is their design philosophy. This innovative team believes that there is no waste in the world, except for the functions that are given during manufacturing, any item has more functions, especially plastic.
The recycled plastic is processed into a building facade building material in a plastic workshop. There are 6 machines in the workshop. The plastic waste is sorted according to color, then washed, melted, and finally made into plastic sheets and plastic bricks. They apply science to Amsterdam. The university built four leisure pavilions to become a favorite gathering and working space for students.
'Beautiful plastic workshop project' I hope everyone knows that plastic waste is a valuable raw material, and in the near future, it can be purchased from hardware stores all over the world.
Overall, the remodeled plastics displayed in this project look much better than the new plastics. People don't even realize that the beautiful lamps that were designed to hang over the table are the shampoo they sent last week. The plastic bottle was reborn and transformed.
In the 'Beautiful Plastic Workshop Project', plastic has an eternal life.
Floating park built in waste plastics, Recycled Park
The designer spent nearly five years building, designing, recycling recycled plastics. The floating park Recycled Park was opened on July 4th in the port of Rotterdam. This park uses hexagonal connecting blocks made of waste plastic, with an area of 140. Square meters.
Each of the park's 28 hexagonal connection blocks is made from plastic waste recovered from ports and rivers. The idea is to stop plastic contamination before plastic waste reaches the ocean.
The floating connecting blocks are bolted together and then moored in the port. In addition, the designers are still planting green plants on them, or providing benches for tourists. Recycled Park not only helps the city's greening, but also serves as a habitat for some animals. Ground, such as snails, flatworms, larvae, fish and birds.
In addition, the Dutch have more to do with innovative innovations in waste plastics!
Last year, the Dutch guy Dave Hakkens invented the 'the world's smallest extruder' to turn waste into a common waste plastic in life.
In April of this year, the theme exhibition of 'Rebirth of Waste Plastics' hosted by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Shanghai, seemingly ordinary baby strollers, art lamps, etc., are all discarded plastic bottles and caps. After reprocessing, Re-emerged as a daily necessities, the audience will be amazed and praised;
The Dutch city of Zwolle will launch the world's first single lane made of recycled plastic this year.
And these are just the tip of the iceberg in the field of waste plastics in the Netherlands.
2, why can the Netherlands play with waste plastics?
Supporting measures are essential
Products made from recyclable raw materials do not mean that these products can be returned to the recycling chain after use, and the supporting infrastructure is also essential.
These infrastructures are as small as garbage bins, as large as waste treatment plants, and include intermediate links that connect downstream and upstream, such as transportation. Only when these links perform their duties and are connected smoothly, waste plastics can really be played. , plastic can be better cycled.
In terms of infrastructure, the Netherlands has classified waste bins in all corners. Large solid waste and e-waste need to be reserved with the City Hall before being taken away, and cannot be disposed of at will. Each supermarket in the Netherlands has machines for recycling plastic bottles. It is the packaging company that pays for these machines.
Every consumer is the key
Every plastic consumer is also key. Each of us is a consumer and a waste producer. If we don't want to take the initiative to sort garbage, send them for recycling, or don't want to use recycled products, then good. Raw materials and advanced infrastructure also do nothing.
In the Netherlands, primary schools are very concerned about the spread of environmental awareness, and most companies have similar actions. This country has an annual 'junk day', and the whole family's family cleanup has become a tradition. Environmental sanitation workers are treated as civil servants, income is not Low, non-discriminatory, which directly promotes their work attitude and enthusiasm.
How do manufacturers participate in the regeneration of plastics?
When the waste bin is mixed with too much impurities, it causes secondary pollution. Unless it is sorted in a downstream waste treatment plant, the plastic cannot be recycled. Therefore, a major challenge in the plastic cycle is how to consider the interests of the producer. Within them, prompt them to solve problems together from the source. Producer responsibility extension is to solve this problem.
Dutch law stipulates that packaging companies that produce plastic pollution must invest part of the money to solve environmental problems.
Market is an uncontrollable factor
The main raw material for plastics is petroleum. At present, the price of oil is lower, which makes the price of new plastics lower than that of recycled plastics. That is to say, it is cheaper to buy new ones than old ones, so manufacturers are more willing to buy new materials instead of using recycling. material.
The recycling price of plastics is also affected by many other factors, such as China's cotton production. When the cotton is not harvested, the price of recycled plastics will rise, because plastic is also the main raw material of polyester fiber.
We can't ask merchants to ignore economic interests to operate. In this case, if we want to promote the use of recycled materials, we need some intervention and measures.