MOST OF YOUR PLASTIC GOES TO WASTE
MOST OF YOUR PLASTIC GOES TO WASTE
PLASTICS PIRATE
PLASTIC PILE DOESN’T NEED TO POLLUTE OUR PLANET
Since January 2018, when China stopped taking most of the world’s “recycling” waste, countries around the world, including Australia have struggled to find alternatives for their recycling.
This has left millions of tonnes of plastic to either be stockpiled, sent to landfill, dumped in our oceans, or, as of June 2022, will require costly sorting before export.
Plastics Pirate aims to address this worldwide problem by giving much of this plastic a greater value that benefits the environment and our communities.
Of the 7 types of plastic being largely discarded to pollute the Earth, Plastics Pirate’s mobile pyrolysis plants can transform 4 types into environmentally-friendly oil and shred other widely-used plastics to be repurposed into recycled products.
To learn more about the 7 different types of plastic and how Plastics Pirate can make a difference check out our handy guide below
SERVICE WE DO
Plastics
Pirate
Can
Process
TYPE 1. POLYPROPYLENE (PP)
Used for butter and margarine tubs, clear takeaway containers and bottle caps shatter 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 3. POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC – U)
Cracks and crinkles, are used for clear bottles, food trays, toys, piping, and wire insulation.
TYPE 4. LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)
Usually flexible and easily torn, used for plastic bags, plastic wrapping & cling film.
PLASTICS PIRATE CAN PROCESS
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 6. POLYSTYRENE OR STYROFOAM (PS)
Tears or pulls apart, used for yogurt containers, insulated disposable cups, some trays, and parcel packaging.
PLASTICS PIRATE CAN PROCESS
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.