We make plastic packaging, so we are not going to pretend the conversation is someone else’s. Plastic that is used well, collected and recycled is a resource. Plastic that ends up in a storm drain is a failure — usually of handling, not of the material.
Glass, metal, paper and plastic should never go into the same bin. Separation is what makes recycling possible at all — once it is mixed and wet, most of it is lost.
Colour-coding bins is the simplest way to make separation stick in a hotel, school or office. We supply coloured liners for exactly this reason.
A carrier bag that comes back to the shop five times has done five bags’ work. Heavier gauges cost a little more and last a great deal longer.
Clean, sorted plastic has real value to Zimbabwe’s recyclers and waste pickers. Bag it separately and it will be collected rather than burnt.
Zimbabwe does not have a plastic problem because plastic exists. It has one because too much of it never reaches a collection point. That is fixable at the level of the household, the shop and the site — and it starts with the bin.
If you print with us, we will put a recycling message on your packaging at no extra cost. It is a small thing that reaches every customer you have.
Plain or printed, one carton or a full pallet — send us the spec and we will come back with a quote.