How do you get from a coffee cup.....to a moon phase clock?
Step One
At work place your used coffee cup in the recycling bin.
Step Two
Your cup will be collected, cleaned and shredded.
Step Three
This shredded compound is then heated and injected under high pressure into thin strips. These strips are then sliced into small pellets, ready for use on a wide range of manufacturing processes.
Step Four
Under high pressure thousands of pellets are squashed between two very hot presses. After a short while the pellets have been fused together to form large flat workable sheets.
Step Five
These sheets are then sanded, cut, cleaned, printed on and then assembled into a variety of lovely products for us all to enjoy.
Step Six
The entire nation goes out and buys 5 or 6 of these new and clever recycled products for all their friends and family.
More Detailed Information
Recycled products not only save on landfill; one set of placemats equates to a bin liner full of coffee cups; but recycled coffee cup material has around half the carbon footprint of virgin materials.
Recycling isn't just one process, it's a series of processes that starts with us all collecting and sending our waste for recycling, something we have all got a lot better at. To fully 'recycle' we must all get into the habit of then actually using those products made from the materials we have made an effort to recycle. Importantly it's all about closing the recycling loop.