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using
HDPE packaging : |
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bottles,
drums, insulating tubes, mandrels and waste collection containers. |
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using
PET packaging :
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textile
fibres for clothing, filling for quilts, carpets for homes or cars, and
bottles. |
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using
PVC packaging :
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shoe counter
stiffening, anti-noise screens, floor coverings and piping for buildings. |
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using
EPS packaging :
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cushioning
and insulation boards. |
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using
PP packaging :
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mainly
automotive applications. |
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Developments
also make it possible to recycle certain mixed plastics.
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Chemical
recycling, using plastic packaging, can be done to either make another
plastic raw material which can go through another complete manufacturing
cycle for a new
packaging, or be broken down and incorporated into the manufacture of
products in the chemical industry at different stages in the process.
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Because
of the high heat of combustion, plastics improve the energy return on
the incineration of household waste.
The energy recovered is used for urban heating and to generate electricity,
making savings in France of 300 000 tonnes of oil equivalent every year.
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Some
packaging is produced using biodegradable plastics made from vegetable
matter which decompose in an industrial composting centre.
Packaging currently being developed will no doubt offer fine prospects.
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