Are antimicrobial PVC coatings more eco-friendly?

Are antimicrobial PVC coatings more eco-friendly?

Plastisol is one of the most widely used coatings – and for good reason! Not only does it boast impressive properties, it’s also an environmentally friendly option. Here’s why…

How can you reduce your waste?

Landfill avoidance has always been high on our environmental agenda at PolyBlend. This means ensuring waste streams are active and effective to prevent landfill and processes and training is in place to ensure the waste hierarchy is utilised at every opportunity.

How Can Innovation Around Plastics Benefit The Environment?

There is no doubt that the plastics crisis is a serious issue, and that we need to encourage a change in attitude towards the single-use mindset of society. But we have to keep in mind the environmental and economic benefits that plastics offer, and use innovation to find a solution. By adapting the way plastics are produced to become more environmentally friendly, we can help reduce the impact this key material has on the planet.

How can antiviral products contribute towards sustainability?

You may not realise it, but incorporating antiviral and antimicrobial additives into our plastics products could have a hugely positive impact on our environment.

How to increase the reusability of plastics

With the attitude that ‘all plastics are bad’ gaining traction in the media, it’s easy to forget the many advantages of plastics; it is the vast range of applications that means a total ban on all plastic is simply inconceivable.

Why choose plastic for your packaging needs?

Why choose plastic for your packaging needs? Plastics are lightweight, resource efficient and offer excellent barrier properties. Due to these properties packaging items in plastics significantly reduce waste and saves energy. 1. Plastics packaging reduces waste – On average, ten times more energy goes into the production of the food or goods packaging contains than […]

Plastics have a huge role to play in sustainable construction.

Plastics have a huge role to play in sustainable construction. Sustainability is about much more than recycling – it’s about ensuring that we are considering the environment in all aspects of our lives, including the homes we live in.

Sustainable Technologies and Plastics

Plastics are frequently demonised- however, future sustainable technologies may well depend on plastics. In the future, many technologies central to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels will depend on plastics. Wind turbine blades require plastic composites and adhesives, while batteries rely on plastics in their housing and may even apply them as electrolytes and other […]

How do alternative materials to plastic packaging perform?

Plastic packaging usually provide the same function with significantly less material mass per functional unit.