What is Ocean Plastic?

Ocean plastic is plastic waste that is not properly managed and is discarded in the environment where it will be transported into the ocean by rain, wind, tides, rivers, floods. Ocean-wrapped plastic originates on land and does not include voluntary or involuntary litter from marine activities.

How to recycle ocean plastic?

Ocean plastics are recycled through five key steps: collection, sorting, cleaning, processing and advanced recycling.

Which ocean plastics can be reused?

The numbers on plastic items are actually codes designed to facilitate recycling, so they can be recycled accordingly. You can figure out what kind of plastic it is by looking at the recycling symbol on the bottom of the container. Among them, the polypropylene plastic can be safely reused. It is tough, lightweight, and has excellent heat resistance. It has good chemical resistance and physical properties, able to protect cosmetics from pollution and oxidation. In cosmetics, it is usually used in packaging containers, bottle caps, sprayers, etc.

5 Key Benefits of Ocean Plastic Recycling

● Reduce marine pollution. ● Protect marine life. ● Reduce the use of crude oil and natural gas. ● Mitigate carbon emissions and global warming. ● Savings on the economic cost of ocean cleaning and maintenance. *Reminder: As a cosmetic packaging supplier, we advise our customers to request/order samples and have them tested for compatibility at their formulation plant.