Corn Plastic (PLA)

PLA also known as Polylactic acid is a biodegradable, thermoplastic (polyester) based upon renewable resources and 100% recyclable. It can be used as a replacement for petroleum based plastics such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in the packaging industry.
Although the quality features of this plastic are much lower than a normal Petroleum based plastic, who needs [...]

Little changes are less overwhelming

Sustainable Development can be overwhelming for some people and I get cought up wondering what major change I can make in my life to make a difference. Making smaller changes both at work and at home is much easier and in the long run can have a large impact.
I have made a few easy changes at [...]

The big business of the recycling industry

Hi.
This is a post I wanted to make already a few days ago. Because I read an article about a big recycling plant in Germany which is that huge and innovative that there is not enough waste in Germany to run it profitable. So they are obliged to buy the waste from the neighbouring countries. [...]

Recycling and competitive advantage

Hello everyone,
some days ago I discovered a report about the exploding prices of recycable waste in German TV. It really surprised me, when I heard that the price for glas, paper, metal or even toxic waste – newly referred to as “second-hand ressources” – has increased up to 100% in the past year due to the increasing [...]

Innovative recycling

Mc Donalds which is fondly or not so fondly known by most of us, is interestingly on a mission to contribute to sustainable development in (Other than the contribution its making to the growing obese population – E.g: Australia, U.S). It has begun a recycle programme which converts gallons of cooking oil which is [...]