Plastic Forests Managing Director David Hodge says China’s ban on waste forced him to change his business model from making mostly commodity products like resin to creating more value-added products. full article Infographic [...]
The recent “circular economy” push will fail without significantly more market pull. Brent Balinski spoke to David Hodge. Link
Plastic is one of the most versatile tools on farms, with uses ranging from storing chemicals and transporting water to controlling weeds and protecting crops. But getting rid of it when it is no longer needed [...]
The growing problem of disposing of plastic farm waste. view here
Albury business sets a global example in dry-cleaning films. 'IMAGINE having to walk kilometres every time you needed water; would you be so willing to leave the tap running?' Plastic Forests managing director David Hodge [...]
When China banned the importation of plastic waste in January 2018, it sent shockwaves across the world. From1988, the country had taken half the world’s plastic garbage, recycling it into new products. Sounds like an [...]
Multi-award winning Australian recycling innovator Plastic Forests is tackling the country's plastic recycling crisis head-on with the launch of Mini Wheel Stop™, which is the first Australian made recycled product for inside the home made [...]
Newport residents David and Deborah Hodge love swimming and boating around Pittwater and the beaches - but like many of us, they are troubled by the damaging impact of plastic on our waterways and bushland. [...]
Market Pulse, a special report on waste: There’s a world of job opportunities from waste now that China’s (justifiably) refused to take our refuse. For every 10,000 tonnes of material recycled in Australia, 9.2 jobs [...]
In Australia, it’s hard enough being a manufacturer – let alone being a manufacturer of a commodity item. Unless there’s going to be tax, power or employment breaks, we are going to have to look [...]