Single Use Plastic Pollution
To address plastic pollution in Bangladesh, it is important to improve waste management infrastructure and to promote the use of more sustainable alternatives to plastic.
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Synthetic Rubber Sheet Explained
Synthetic rubber is a type of polymer that is made artificially, rather than being derived from natural sources like rubber trees. It is used to make a wide range of products, including tires, hoses, seals, and gaskets.
Crumb Rubber Reused in Natural Rubber
Crumb rubber is a type of black colored powder that are made from discarded tyre, or other rubber types materials. Here in our facility, we collect discarded synthetic rubber sheets and natural rubber sheets from local footwear factory.
Circular Economy in Action
Combination of reduce, reuse and recycle makes circular economy more stronger. Application of a circular economy within the Bangladeshi manufacturing sector is in development stage. It ensures the optimization of resources, reduce the consumption of raw materials, and recover waste by recycling or giving it a second life as a new product. In our factory we deeply believe in circular economy.
From Discarded Plastic Bags to Rubber Sheets
Discarded plastic is one of the worlds largest headache right now. Here in our Dhaka factory we turn plastic bags into rubber sheets for local footwear industry. More than 50% of the raw materials are from thrown away single use plastic bags, rest of the raw materials are filler agent, color and some chemical additives.
Single Use Plastic Bags Converted into Synthetic Rubber
Glad to share that we (KS Rubber Industries) were able to convert 215 metric ton of thrown away single use plastics into synthetic rubber sheets for footwear and bag-luggage industry during Jan 22-June 22 period. With help from our supplier factory; various grades of plastic bags (LLDPE, LDPE, MDPE, HDPE) are sorted and made into…