The World has a problem: Plastic waste
Since 1950 approximately 8.3 billion tonnes of plastics have been produced globally, half of which in the last 13 years alone.
This corresponds to approx. 400 million tons in CO2 emission per year.
This corresponds to approx. 400 million tons in CO2 emission per year.
A Detriment to our Environment
Over 5 million tonnes of plastic waste seep into our environment and ocean every year. Around 11% of this plastic waste, stems from the maritime industry in the shape of fishing nets, trawls, ropes, and boxes.
Source: UN Environment (2018) - Mapping of global plastics value chain and plastics losses to the environment
Source: UN Environment (2018) - Mapping of global plastics value chain and plastics losses to the environment
The World is Waking Up
A systemic shift towards a circular economy for plastic, in which plastic never becomes waste, is required.
If we do not rethink to recapture and recycle plastic waste for a sustainable future, we risk billions of tons of plastic in our oceans by 2050.
If we do not rethink to recapture and recycle plastic waste for a sustainable future, we risk billions of tons of plastic in our oceans by 2050.
Sustainability: The licence to operate
Businesses globally need to realise that their “license-to-operate” will depend on incorporating sustainability into their business model.
Plastix is part of the global movement
Plastix combats Ocean Plastic by preventive actions:
Our innovative technology and processes present a solution to a substantial waste problem.
We contribute to a more circular economy,
We reduce the amount of waste to landfill, oceans, and CO2 emissions
We prevent valuable resources from being lost.
We contribute to a more circular economy,
We reduce the amount of waste to landfill, oceans, and CO2 emissions
We prevent valuable resources from being lost.
Plastix A/S
2 days ago
ANY COLOUR AS LONG AS IT IS BLACK…
…Is no longer an excuse for the industry to avoid using recycled plastic. A new partnership between Danish PLASTIX and the North American materials design company Techmer PM now unlocks the full potential of obsolete and discarded fishing nets, trawls and ropes, enabling the use of up to 100% recycled materials, while maintaining desired physical properties and achieving colour and appearance targets.
We aim to eliminate plastic waste and keep our oceans clean, and this partnership is a great step in this direction as it opens up new opportunities for innovative brand owners, designers, and plastic producers going for a sustainable future.
Read more on this exciting partnership in Techmer’s press release: www.techmerpm.com/2019/10/15/techmer-pm-expands-its-sustainable-solutions-portfolio/ ... See MoreSee Less
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Plastix A/S
1 week ago
Grøn Plast kan blive Danmarks nye vækstmotor
Med afsæt i EU's Plast Strategi har Danmark nu muligheden for at føre den Grønne Omstillings ambitioner indenfor Grøn Energi, hvor Danmark idag er et globalt videnscenter for vindmølleindustrien, videre ind i et nyt voksende industriområde; produktion af Grøn Plast!
At genanvende plast og være i stand til producere Grøn Plast af høj kvalitet er komplekst og kræver mange ressourcer. Det ved vi i Plastix efter seks års udviklingsarbejde. Derfor ved vi også præcist hvad det kræver at fremme yderligere udvikling af en spirende industri indenfor Grøn Plast.
Siden 1950’erne har plast været den måske vigtigste byggesten for det, vi betragter som det moderne liv. Plast er et multifunktionelt vidundermateriale: Det er både let, stærkt og billigt, og vi bruger det i næsten alt. Vi kan ikke undvære plast.
Men den eksplosive vækst i forbruget af plast har ikke kun givet hele kloden adgang til titusindvis af varer. Plast har også skabt et af vor tids største affaldsproblemer.
Løsningerne skriver jeg om i Jyllands-Posten sammen med Flemming Besenbacher og Franz Cuculiza.
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Kronik: Danmark skal tage ansvar for eget plastaffald
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Plastix A/S
2 weeks ago
I Danmark har vi tradition for at indsamle affaldsplast, og de fleste af
os tror, at vi ved at sortere plastaffaldet for sig, har bidraget til en
løsning – så er det kun halvt rigtigt. Det meste bliver brændt enten her eller i udlandet og andet ender på lossepladser.
1. Vi kunne spare op mod 1,6 milliarder kr. om året, ved at genanvende
vores plast i stedet for at importere nyplast
2. Vi kunne alene i Danmark spare atmosfæren for 700.000 tons CO2
om året
3. Vi kunne gøre plastgenanvendelse til en dansk pionerbranche, som
det f.eks. skete med vindkraft.
Men som denne artikel også belyser, så savner vi fælles fodslag på plastindsatsen
plast.dk/2019/09/plastindustrien-en-tiltraengt-affaldsreform-er-vejen-til-oeget-plastgenanvendels... ... See MoreSee Less
Plastindustrien: En tiltrængt affaldsreform er vejen til øget plastgenanvendelse i Danmark | plast.dk
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Plastix A/S is with Hans Axel Kristensen.
1 month ago
IDEER DER KAN REDDE VERDEN
Hvad nu, hvis brugte fiskenet og trawl ikke var lig den visse død for havets dyr, men i stedet en værdifuld ressource? Hans Axel Kristensen, CEO hos Plastix var inviteret til at tale på DI's topmøde 2019 i Koncerthuset i København i dag foran den samlede top i Dansk Industri.
I forhold til nyproduceret plast fra olie, sparer Grøn Plast fra Plastix atmosfæren for mindst 82% CO2 udledning, og det betyder at vi hos Plastix ikke bare løser affaldsproblemer, men at vi også bidrager til at løse klimaudfordringerne. Det er helt afgørende, at vi begynder at se plast som en ressource i stedet for udelukkende et problem. Det er der simpelthen både penge og sund fornuft i.
Se mere om hvordan vi griber det an på Plastix plastixglobal.com/
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IDEAS THAT CAN SAVE THE WORLD
What if discarded fishing net and trawl made of plastics were considered a valuable resource instead of causing certain death for mammals and fish in our oceans? Hans Axel Kristensen, CEO at Plastix was invited as a keynote speaker at the Danish Industry Summit in 2019 in front of all the top managers of the Danish Industry.
Compared to newly produced plastix from oil, Green Plastic from Plastix saves the atmosphere for at least 82% CO2 emission, and this means we are not just solving the plastic waste issue, but we are contributing to solve the climate crisis as well. It is important we start to see plastics as a resource instead of a burden - it's good business sense as well as common sense.
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Klart og tydeligt budskab på DI topmødet