Paper has been with us since ancient times. Its invention, around 200 B.C. in China, transformed the way knowledge was transmitted from one generation to the next. From its reduced initial use it has gone to a massive use in multiple applications that makes its...
Although plastic materials were created earlier, the year 1907 is considered the beginning of modern plastic history. That was when Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, the first thermosetting plastic. It was insulating, resistant to moderate heat, acids and water. A...
Did you know that, according to World Population Review data, China is the country that generates the most plastic waste, with 59 million tons per year? It is followed by the United States, with 37.8 million and Germany, with 14.4. The figures speak for themselves and...
Now that the first half of 2020 has passed, it is known that the growing trend in the recycling of domestic plastic packaging has continued in Spain during 2019. Throughout this year, up to 616,736 tonnes of this material were recycled, a figure 8% higher than the...
Today we are going to talk about plastic situation according to the UN. Plastic is among the materials that are most present in the day to day of consumers and that have become the ballasts that the environment must deal with. Plastic, as it is known today, is a very...
PICVISA has recently successfully completed the Domus Recycling packaging sorting plant in Sicily, Italy. This new expansion project allows the client to treat 5Tn / h of selective collection material by automatically selecting the recycling products from COREPLA...
