recycled plastic Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:53:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Dutch Firm Paves Roads with Recycled Plastics https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dutch-roads-recycled-plastic/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dutch-roads-recycled-plastic/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:53:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55656 Dutch engineers have found an eco-friendly substitute for asphalt used for road construction, which could come as quite a surprise- the hero is, recycled plastics. Quite a number of innovative eco-friendly ideas have come from Dutch designers and engineers over the past year. Solar bike path, and illuminating road paint, are just some of the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dutch-roads-recycled-plastic/feed/ 1 55656 New Recycled Plastic Bottles Made from 100% Ocean Plastic Debris https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recycled-plastic-bottles-ocean-plastic-debris/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recycled-plastic-bottles-ocean-plastic-debris/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:16:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54339 Method and Envision Plastics proposes recycling of ocean plastic debris into new, eco-friendly recycled plastic materials that can make up our future disposable bottles. We have covered the topic of reusing plastic bottles and recycled plastic quite extensively over the past few years. Plastic bottles, plastic bags, food packaging, all these contribute greatly to the overall state […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recycled-plastic-bottles-ocean-plastic-debris/feed/ 1 54339 Cessna Plane Runs on Fuel Derived from Recycled Plastic https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cessna-plane-runs-on-fuel-derived-from-recycled-plastic-20130226/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cessna-plane-runs-on-fuel-derived-from-recycled-plastic-20130226/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:50:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34069 In order to prove it, one Australian pilot, Jeremy Rowsell, is going to fly his Cessna from Sydney, Australia to London, England using only fuel derived from recycled plastic. Currently, the most abundant fuels on the planet are hydrocarbons, specifically petroleum which is extracted from underground, or undersea, reservoirs. Petroleum, when refined, doesn’t only end up as gasoline, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cessna-plane-runs-on-fuel-derived-from-recycled-plastic-20130226/feed/ 1 34069 Affresol Homes Built From Recycled Plastic: 12% Cheaper, 60 Years Lifespan https://www.greenoptimistic.com/affresol-recycled-plastic-home-20100319/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/affresol-recycled-plastic-home-20100319/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:58:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7090 It's a known fact that plastics, although they make up hellish environments if disposed randomly (read: "thrown away"), can be good friends if they are to be recycled and used in long-term construction works. Affresol, a Wales-based company, is about to launch a new range of homes and modular portable buildings, made from recycled plastics.

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