What is Plastic?
Plastic has found a wide range of use since it was first discovered by Alexander Parkes in 1860.
Plastics consist of high molecular weight organics or polymers. Organic molecules and polymers are chain systems where new structures emerge chemically. Plastic comes from the Greek word "plastikos", which means able to take a given shape. Only 4% of the total oil produced in the world is used in the production of plastic materials.
Plastic materials are important commercial materials today because they are low weight, cheap, easy to process, and used and found in many areas. Plastics make innovative contributions to the development of many sectors and to the more efficient use of existing products today.
Plastic materials take up a lot of space and cause environmental pollution because they are mostly used once and thrown away.
Recycling is the process of recycling wastes that can be recycled and included in the production process with secondary raw materials by passing them through various physical and chemical processes.
Plastic materials are also transformed and reused through chemical recycling and mechanical recycling. In chemical recycling, plastics are new products that are sorted, melted compounds and shaped. Nowadays, mechanical recycling is preferred for recycling plastic waste. In the Netherlands, waste is separated at the source and mechanically. Plastic packaging waste is sorted and classified as various plastic materials. Fraction types are; PET, PE, PP, film, mixed plastics. In 2007, plastic production in the world was approximately 260 million tons. In Europe, due to its density in the automotive, construction, electrical and electronic material sectors, 24.6 million tons of waste plastic packaging is produced. 50% of the waste is used in landfills, 20% in recycling, and 30% in energy recovery.
These plastics accumulated in nature need to be disposed of. Evaluable wastes such as glass, metal, plastic and paper/cardboard can be transformed into a new raw material or product by undergoing various physical and chemical processes. The introduction of these wastes into the production process as a second raw material after undergoing certain processes is called recycling.
Recycling is among the indispensable things for both the world and people. To give the simplest example; If a plastic bottle of drinking water is left in nature, it completely disappears after at least 500 years. In this process, both nature is harmed and the living space of other living things living with us is damaged. With recycling, plastic is brought back into use, both protecting nature and providing a healthier living space for other living things. The most basic primary purpose of these applications in recycling is to obtain new and needed materials from existing materials instead of using new raw materials in production. Due to the rapidly growing industrialization, the need for resources has increased, as a result of the rapid decrease in existing natural resources and the excessive destruction of natural life in the process of searching for and obtaining resources. In addition, the recovery of materials such as scrap metals, worn-out fabrics and cloth residues, etc., which are obtained with a lower budget than obtaining, processing and supplying raw materials, provides great economic benefits. The economic return of recycling is considerable. This was soon realized and before the industrial revolution, bronze metal, silver, scrap and other metals were collected and melted by Europeans and continuously reused.
Recycling has various contributions to the environment, nature, people and the country's economy. While ensuring the protection of natural resources, it provides significant savings in the energy consumed in the production area. At the same time, it reduces the amount of waste and provides savings in the land used for waste storage areas and the operating costs of these areas. It balances the use of valuable underground and aboveground natural resources by minimizing it. It helps preserve the natural balance. It prevents useful and economically valuable substances from going to waste. It prevents unnecessary and unconscious waste. It leaves a livable environment, nature and natural resources for future generations. It is a large sector that provides employment worldwide while making a great contribution to the economy.
TEMUR PLASTİK KALIP LTD.ŞTİ Company attaches importance to recycling. Our goal is to protect our environment and the living creatures living in our environment. To be respectful to people and the environment, to support recycling in response to the increasing use of plastic and the depletion and reduction of natural resources today and to contribute to the future of our world. To keep the negative impacts on the environment that may occur in our production and all our activities under control and to continuously develop environmental awareness.
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