:: Specific Design Brief

ITDG 1: Sustainability campaign - further information

GRAPHIC DESIGN SRI LANKA - USEFUL REFERENCES
RECYCLED PLASTIC OR BIOPLASTIC

Is there an alternative to using plastics?
An Australian unit for students focusing on packaging issues including a discussion about the ideal replacement to plastic.
www.kcpc.usyd.edu.au/discovery/9.5.1/9.5.1_package.html

What are bioplastics?
A general information source with news stories about bioplastics.
http://product.biopolymer.net

How can I recycle plastic?
An extremely informative site, which proclaims to have everything you want to know about plastics recycling. Includes links to products made from recycled plastics such as garden furniture and car accessories.
www.recoup.org

How can I buy recycled plastic?
The ‘buy recycled’ website with information about how and where to buy products.
www.recycledproducts.org.uk

A site dedicated to creating markets for recycled resources.
Click on processing, reprocessing, manufacturing and then on recycled plastics and use the web search portal for access to up-to-date information and news on buying, selling and recycling plastics
www.wrap.org.uk

You might also find useful information on the following sites:
www.degradable.net – about degradable plastics
www.tve.org/ho/index.cfm – the ‘Hands On’ site containing lots of useful information on what you can do with rubbish

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