| Products such as plastic wall cladding have many | | | | still complying with Health & Safety regulations. Plastic |
| advantages, such as hygiene, great looks, ease of | | | | is versatile with a wide range of construction |
| installation, freedom from maintenance and | | | | products being made with recycled plastic. You could |
| tailor-made properties. Plastic wall claddings, soffits | | | | get much of your requirements in the form of |
| and fascias are also very popular and the | | | | recycled plastic construction products. |
| construction industry is a major consumer of plastic. | | | | The products also typically meet standards |
| However, plastic has a reputation as a non-recyclable | | | | specifications. |
| and environment unfriendly material. It is in this | | | | PREFERENCE IN TENDERS: Public sector contracts |
| context that the campaign to recycle plastic and | | | | are easier to win if you can show that you are using |
| produce construction products from recycled plastic | | | | environmentally sustainable products. Even private |
| assumes great significance. | | | | sector organizations are beginning to give preference |
| Wall claddings, soffits and fascias can be made from | | | | to contractors with a reputation for using recycled |
| recycled plastic. Other construction products being | | | | products. |
| made from recycled plastic include damp proof | | | | CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENT: By using |
| membranes, water drainage, pipes and ducting, | | | | recycled plastic products, you are telling the world |
| kerbstones, roofing materials, piling and ground | | | | that you care for the environment. This can go a |
| stabilization, scaffolding planks, decking and flooring | | | | long way in generating goodwill that can benefit your |
| products and fencing. | | | | business. |
| Sources for Recycled Plastic Raw Materials | | | | Recycled plastic products require little maintenance |
| Post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste is the | | | | and upkeep, are inert and do not pollute water |
| main source of recycled plastic. Sometimes, this | | | | bodies or soil, and can be fully recycled at the end of |
| recycled plastic is blended with recycled wood to | | | | their lives. |
| make a wood-polymer composite. | | | | By using recycled plastic products, you are creating a |
| Plastic bottles, bags and wrapping film provide | | | | demand for more recycled plastic raw materials, |
| recyclable polyethylene. CD cases, vending cups and | | | | removing them from polluting places. |
| food packaging yield polystyrene for recycling. | | | | Conclusion |
| Recyclable PVC is obtained from windows and | | | | Recycling used plastic consumer and industrial |
| industrial products. | | | | products is a reality now. Many plastic product |
| Why Use Recycled Plastic Products? | | | | manufacturers use recycled plastic as raw material, |
| Definite business benefits can be obtained from using | | | | sourcing their requirements from plastic waste such |
| recycled plastic products. | | | | as bottles, CD cases and discarded industrial plastic |
| COST: Recycled plastic products are durable and | | | | products. |
| long-lived, do not need much maintenance and do not | | | | Many recycled plastic products are used by the |
| suffer from such problems as rot. Hence, the lifetime | | | | construction industry. These include wall claddings, |
| costs of recycled plastic products will be lower and | | | | soffits and fascias as well as fencing, drainage, |
| they will be excellent value for money. | | | | kerbstones and roofing products. |
| STRENGTH AND VERSATILITY: Plastic has high | | | | You can get concrete business benefits by creating a |
| strength-to-weight ratio. Light products mean easier | | | | reputation for using recycled products. These include |
| handling, often eliminating mechanical handling aids and | | | | preferences in tenders and business goodwill. |