recycling
Global talks on plastic pollution have collapsed as countries remain divided on the best course of action. The BBC reported this to be the sixth round of talks in under three years with over 100 nations calling for the reduced production of plastics while oil states push for a stronger focus on recycling efforts. Although […]
igus supports Plastic Fischer’s river cleaning initiative and finances the collection of plastic waste in Kanpur, India Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans – the OECD Global Plastics Outlook estimates 1.7 million tonnes annually. Most of this plastic enters seas and oceans via around 1,600 rivers, destroying marine ecosystems […]
Simply switching to a polymer bearing from a stainless-steel bearing has saved a lead acid battery recycler, Fry’s Metals thousands in maintenance costs, and far more in preventing lost production time Recycling lead batteries in high volume is a tough, corrosive working environment to work in. As such, one of South Africa’s leading lead recycling […]
A rising wave of data shows just how serious ocean plastic pollution has become. igus is minimising waste plastic and helping remove plastic directly from the ocean As a manufacturer of plastic engineering components, igus takes marine pollution very seriously and is engaged in several programmes to reduce plastic pollution. More than 171 trillion pieces […]
With their recycling platforms, igus and cirplus want to jointly promote the regenerative plastics industry in the future. Cirplus also launches first global standard for high-quality plastics recycling Plastics are super-versatile and an essential part of our everyday lives, yet even today they often end up being incinerated. A more sustainable plastics economy is needed. […]
At the world’s biggest bike expo, Eurobike 2023, igus will showcase recyclable and partly-recycled components for bicycle manufacturers, including handlebars that are about to go into production. Bicycle manufacturer Advanced is the handlebar’s first customer Following last year’s launch of the plastic igus:bike, the motion plastics specialist is now exhibiting a new product line made […]
Recycling pioneer Mura Technology is making great strides in building the world’s first HydroPRS plant, scheduled to go into operation in early 2023 British company Mura Technology aims to recover crude oil from plastic with the HydroPRS chemical process to accelerate the circular economy of plastics. Since 2020, motion plastics specialist igus has supported Mura […]
Conserving resources and extending the product life cycle are the objectives of the new igus cradle-chain E2.1.CG, which saves 28% CO2 versus current e-chain production. From cradle to cradle: The goal of the circular economy is to return consumables to the biological or technical cycle in order to conserve valuable resources and raw materials, retain […]
Recycling is vital to reduce our carbon footprint. And what better way to recycle than to recycle plastic and produce a bike, a far greener method of transportation! This week’s video of the week introduces the first all plastic urban bike. Using the igus® expertise and technology, igus have created a bike that is lightweight, […]
***VISIT IGUS’s STAND AT ENGINEERING EXPO 8th to 9th JUNE for the UK LAUNCH of the ALL NEW, ALL-PLASTIC igus BIKE*** igus will launch the world’s first all-plastic urban bicycle for the UK market at Engineering Expo on 8th June. Its debut showing was at Hannover Messe on 30th May. Using the igus expertise in […]