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Plastics manufacturers in recycling team

How two of the largest producers of plastic bottles have joined forces for recycling.
This bright, shiny, modern world of plastics is not without its controversial corners.  In the earlier days of the industry, there were understandable concerns about the… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastics-manufacturers-in-recycling-team/

Recycling and the evolution of plastic

Plastic has come a long way. From its early days of futuristic promise, to wastage villain, and now reborn as a recyclable commodity.
Plastic was once the material of the future… today.  Although its history dates back to the 1800s, it really became popular after the Second World War, where its… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/recycling-and-the-evolution-of-plastic/

Container manufacturers UK - how the Autumn Statement will affect the sector

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement wasn't all doom and gloom this year and has unexpected benefits for the plastics industry and the wider UK manufacturing base.
The next time you reach for a plastic container in the kitchen, or perhaps need a plastic bucket out in the garden, take a moment to consider what goes into the production of… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/the-autumn-statement-good-news-for-uk-plastic-containers-manufac/

Industrial Plastic Containers - A Recycling Challenge

We take for granted the recycling of our household rubbish, but a lot more work goes in to recycling the larger, rigid plastic items and industrial containers.
We're all starting to get used to the practice of chucking a high proportion of our domestic plastic containers and bottles in the wheelie bin rather than our main household… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/industrial-plastic-containers-a-recycling-challenge/

Plastic container manufacturers to enjoy growth

The so-called 'green shoots' of a global recovery are signaled with a predicted growth in demand for plastic containers.
The demand for plastic containers in America looks to continue unabated and in fact is forecast to grow 4.9% each year to a massive $32.4 billion by 2016. To meet this huge… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastic-container-manufacturers-to-enjoy-growth/

Plastics News - Old Buckets To Art

An interesting story about how an American artist created marine sculptures from old plastic buckets and bottles.
Over in the good ol US of A, an Oregon artist has created several novel works of art using all sorts of rubbish collected from the ocean and beaches, including plastic buckets and… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastics-news-old-buckets-to-art/

Plastics News - There’s gold in them thar plastic buckets!

H&O Plastic news is a series of news items about anything to do with plastic or metal buckets, pails and plastic containers. It may be serious or light hearted, as long as it's about plastic.
Here at H&O, we train a close eye on the news to keep you updated with all that’s going on in the world of plastic buckets and containers. But aside from all the… http://www.ho-plastics.co.uk/blog/plastics-news-theres-gold-in-them-thar-plastic-buckets/

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