outer planet 46 PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 12/21 www.petpla.net Outer Planet What is wild plastic? Wildbag – cleaning the planet Wilplastic sources plastic from beaches, landfills, illegal dumpsites and prevents more plastics from ending up there, polluting the planet. The company works with communities of collectors around the world to bring these materials back into the production cycle. The goal is to empower people while driving social and environmental change. How is wild plastic processed and when does it end up in ones hands ? First step: A collector collects the wild plastic in countries without a functioning waste system. Step 2: Where possible, the wild plastic is recycled by local recycling partners or shipped to Europe, where it is washed, melted down and granu - lated. Step 3: The granulate is then transferred to a producer in Germany where it is processed into Wildbags. Step 4: The Wildbag arrives in Hamburg from where it can be shipped. The 35l Wildbag 35l bag with virgin plastic (average from samples) 35l recycling bag Material Made from Wildplastic High percentage of virgin plastic High percentage of recycling plastic Weight per bag 19.17g 14.74g 19.75g CO2 emissions when the bag is recycled after use 21.39g CO2e 52.03g CO2e 17.83g CO2e CO2 emissions when the bag is incinerated after use 81.62g CO2e 98.36g CO2e 79.88g CO2e Impact cleans up the planet supports collectors no further impact no further impact Wildplastic states that the Wildbag cleans up the environment and saves CO2 . Whenever the Wildbag is recycled, it emits up to 60% less CO2 than a comparable trash bag made of virgin plastic. This is the case even though the Wildplastic is transferred from many parts of the world. The analysis refers to trash bags with a capacity of 35 l. All steps from the extraction of raw materials, transport and production to the end of the life cycle were included. A distinction is made between incineration and recycling. If the trash bags are used for resid - ual waste, they will most likely be incinerated. If they are used for the recycling bin, they will most likely be recycled. The results were calculated using data provided by partners and LCA databases. A scientific model was used to calculate the emissions. The different reference products: 35 l bags with new plastic and recycling bags are composed of samples from differ - ent drugstores and supermarkets. The company sums up that the most environmentally friendly garbage bag is the one you don’t use in the first place, for trash you don’t create in the first place. www.wildplastic.com F.l.t.r. Mr Dieter Gottschalk, Co-Founder Wildplastic and Mr Rui Carvalho, General Business Manager at RCDPLAS Plastics Recycling
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