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FEATURE

Innovations in Plastics
the mix, MacRebur products reduce
fossil fuel usage, leading to a reduc-
tion in the carbon footprint and help-
ing to foster a circular economy. And
with independent laboratory testing
demonstrating that MacRebur prod-
ucts do not leach plastic or generate
toxic fumes, it is accomplishing its
mission to help solve the waste plastic
epidemic, while enhancing the asphalt
used to make road surfaces around
the world.
3. Janger
id you know there are innova- encouraging customers to use the
Dtive and sustainable solutions to accompanying refill pouches that can The Janger — which markets its
brushing your teeth, hanging up your be delivered directly to their doors – product as the “best idea since the
clothes, and storing your cheese that thus reducing plastic waste. But with clothes peg” — offers a fantastic
involve plastic? the understanding that the bottle will eco-alternative to your ordinary clip-
While plastics have been around since eventually be thrown away in all like- hanger, which is hard to recycle due
to its multiple parts of both plastic and
the 19th century, new creative inno- lihood, the packaging is made from
vations are entering the market all widely recycled plastic. metal.
the time – each one building upon the And to top it all off, Love Ocean has Its environmental benefits include:
demands of society and the neces- partnered with the Plastic Bank to • Less plastic — as the Janger is
sary push for more sustainable plastic fund the removal of the equivalent of made with up to 72% less plas-
products. 1kg of ocean-bound plastic with every tic compared to a conventional
The BPF has compiled a list of new bottle sold. clothes hanger, using five million
and creative plastic innovations that 2. MacRebur Jangers instead of clip hangers
are changing society for the better. MacRebur — also known as the ‘plas- saves 269 tonnes of plastic.
1. Love Ocean Bottle tic road company’ — takes plastic • 100% recyclable — Jangers are
Love Ocean was created by Gabi Jen- products that cannot be convention- made from recycled plastic, and
their one-piece-one-material de-
nings, whose love for the ocean and ally recycled that are destined for
her children sparked her endeavour landfill or incineration and uses them sign makes it 100% recyclable
for more sustainable bathroom and and far easier to put back into the
recycling stream.
skincare products for kids that re-
duced the amount of plastic poten- • Less energy — producing a
tially ending up in the ocean. Janger uses 1/7th of the energy
it would take to produce a tradi-
tional hanger.
• Lower carbon footprint — trans-
as binder extenders and modifiers in porting Jangers costs five to ten
roads. In fact, with each km of road times less than the same number
laid, MacRebur uses up the equivalent of multi part clip hangers, cutting
weight of 740,541 plastic bags. One cost and overall carbon footprint.
tonne of MacRebur mix contains the
With an aesthetic design based on a equivalent of 80,000 plastic bottles.
whale, the bottle is intended to be
cherished and kept, which is key in By extending part of the bitumen in

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