Recycled plastic is fantastic
Recycled plastic is fantastic
We are making progress when it comes to recycling plastics, with more designers using recycled plastic to make attractive products for home and garden, says Kay Hill.
There are many types of plastic and they can't all be recycled together - hence recycled plastic furniture and homewares are still far from ubiquitous. But more waste plastic is being incorporated into quality products - for example, Trex decking from the US (and available in the UK) is made from 95 per cent waste materials, notably recycled plastic bags and wood waste, while Australian brand Woven Image made lots of great interiors products using PET plastic, 60 per cent of which is recycled. Pictured above: Weaver Green offers rugs, cushions and throws made in India from fibres spun from post-consumer recycled PET plastic bottles