HELPING TO CLEAN UP OUR COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE
In the 50+ years that I have been doing beach cleans, I have collected tonnes of beach plastics which, sadly, continues to increase. Unfortunately, most of this is not recyclable so ends up going for incineration or landfill. Even most of the plastic bottles which have been in the sea for a while do not get recycled as I discovered on my visit to a recycling plant. The UV is affected so, just like black plastics, are not recognised by the computer sensors to divert them for recycling and therefore carry on until they reach the incinerator.
I recently opened my plastic-free shop (Our Precious Earth) and continue to think of ways to help make a difference to our environmental. I already stock plant pots, sunglasses and litter picking equipment made using fishing nets etc., so investigated if this is something I would be able to do to recycle the plastic found on local beaches. I found a company who are keen to help me do this with the machinery to shred the plastic which would then be fed into an injection machine to heat the plastic and released through a nozzle into a selected mould and released for finishing the product whether it be a frame for sunglasses, beads for jewellery or something more unusual. The possibilities are endless! To make this happen, I have set up a Crowdfunding page at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/our-precious-earth My target is £7,500 which would be enough to start the project. If I were to raise more, I would be able to increase the amount of equipment as ideally, this would become something bigger and be able to offer opportunities to those looking for new interests, meeting people and even help in education with design opportunities or finding out how plastic affects our environment through workshops. I would sell products through my business with the proceeds going to help marine conservation. If you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch. My email is: [email protected]. You can also contact me via Twitter @beachcomber50 or @ZeroWaste_Now Many thanks, Keith
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