Plastics Pirate business survey

You can help Plastics Pirate help solve the world’s plastic crisis and give plastic a value by completing this business survey.

Plastics Pirate Business Survey

Business/Organisation*
Contact Person*
Contact Email*
Contact Phone*
How much plastic do you estimate your business uses per year?*
Where do you source most of your plastic?*
Which country do you source the majority of your plastic from?*
Can the plastic you use be sourced from Australia?*
How much does your source plastic cost?
Do you re-use any of your plastic?*
What percentage of plastic do you estimate your business re-uses?*
How do you re-use your plastic?*
How much does it cost to re-use your plastic?*
How many work hours per week do you estimate is spent dealing with the purchase, delivery, use and disposal of plastic in your business?*
Would you be interested in converting plastic waste your business generates into fuel to power your business or sent to a manufacturer to be remade into plastic you an use for a lower cost?*
Are you interested in using pyrolysis oil for the production of your plastic packaging?*
Does the oil used for the production of your plastic need to meet any particular requirements?*
What are those requirements?*
Does your business manufacture plastic?*
How much plastic does your business manufacture per year?*
What form does the plastic you manufacture begin with?*
Please specify*
How much fuel does your business use each year?*
What is your average fuel cost per litre?*
Where do you source your fuel from?*
Would you like to know more about turning your plastic waste into a potential fuel source?*
Where do you source your base plastic?*
Which country do you source your base plastic from?*
How much does your base plastic cost per tonne?
How much base plastic does your business purchase each year?
Is your base plastic produced using fossil fuels?*
How do you store your base plastic
Are the majority of your customers repeat or new?*
Would you consider using pyrolysis oil for the production of your plastic?*
Would you consider using pyrolysis oil returns from regular customers to produce their plastic?*
Would you pass on any savings achieved by using customers' pyrolysis oil to the customer?
Are you concerned by the current situation of recyclable plastic being sent to landfill?*
Do you think it is possible to turn the tide on recycling plastic in a way that everyone and the planet wins?*
Would you like to be a part of this positive change in plastic recycling outcomes?*
Do you believe plastic waste has a value?*
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Frequently Asked Questions

1kg of
plastic
makes

OIL

for processing

GAS

to power plant

CARBON

for reuse

What
Plastics
Pirate
Can
Process

Type 1.

Polyethylene Terephthalate

(PETE)

A tough plastic commonly used for clear bottles and food trays that discolors if you bend it.

Plastics Pirate can repurpose

Type 5.

Polypropylene

(PP)

Used for butter and margarine tubs, clear takeaway containers and bottle caps, shatters into stripes if compressed.

Plastics Pirate can process

Type 2.

High-Density Polyethylene

(HDPE)

A thick tough plastic that will spring back if bent used for white milk bottles, bleach-type bottles and washing machine liquids.

Plastics Pirate can process

Type 6.

Polystyrene or Styrofoam

(PS)

Tears or pulls apart, used for yoghurt containers, insulated disposable cups, some trays and parcel packaging.

Plastics Pirate can process

Type 4.

Low-Density Polyethylene

(LDPE)

Usually flexible and easily torn, used for plastic bags, plastic wrapping & cling film.

Plastics Pirate can process

Plastics Pirate can’t process

Type 3.

Polyvinyl Chloride

(PVC – U)

Cracks and crinkles, used for clear bottles, food trays, toys, piping and wire insulation.

Type 7.

Other

Very tough and likely to shatter, used for reading glasses, CDs and DVDs and cases, some electrical connections and wiring and general household plastics.

Plastics Pirate business survey