The recycling industry has not been immune to the effects of the global turmoil that has been ever-present over the past year. In fact, although recyclables have continued to provide a supply, demand from countries such as China have decreased meaning that prices for recyclable materials have decreased thanks to the lower demand for such products.

In fact the situation got so bad that boats filled with recyclable goods were said to be stuck in Chinese harbours unable to offload their goods because there were no buyers for the goods. Recycling warehouses have said their stores are filling up fast and some have been unable to accept any more recyclables because they don’t have any place to sell them.  Read more... (262 words, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

Department store Debenhams has designed the ultimate eco-chic suit – a trouser suit made from recycled plastic bottles.

The plastic bottle are first cleaned and their labels removed. Once this process is complete, they are ground down into small chips before being melted. This mixture is then refined and woven into a sort yet hard-wearing form of polyester. It takes around 50 recycled bottles to make a single trouser suit.

Retailing at around £55, this eco-chic suit won’t break the bank however because the suit is made from a form of polyester, it won’t appeal to everyone.  Read more... (156 words, estimated 37 secs reading time)