How to be green when printing your Plastic Cards

HOW TO BE GREEN WHEN PRINTING YOUR WwPLASTIC CARDS ALL PLASTIC CARDS CAN BE RECYCLED. HOWEVER, OF ALL THE PLASTICS USED TODAY, GENERALLY ONLY BOTTLES MADE FROM PET AND HDPE ARE. BIO-PLASTICS PVC BIODEGRADABLE PVC RECYCLED PVC PETG A close relative of the Fully recyclable, but not at municipal facilities. Made from plants, not oil. Currently made from corn, could use sugar or wheat. Fully recyclable, but not at municipal facilities. Fully recyclable, but not at municipal facilities. plastic used for drinks bottles. In the future it could be made from agricultural waste or non-food plants. To find an organisation to recycle PVC cards check the Recovinyl database (Europe) / Association of Ingredients are added to PVC during manufacture to make the plastic biodegradable. Virgin PVC is added to Recycled PVC at time of manufacture. Fully recyclable without creating harmful gasses or polluting the environment. Post Consumer Plastic Recyclers (North America). www.recovinyl.com/ www.plasticsrecycling.org/ Biodegrades in 9 months - 5 years in home & commercial In North America contact the Association of Post Compostable but only in industrial composting facilites (micro-organisms in the compost cause the bio-plastic to biodegrade - requires high heat & humidity). Some dispute the claims and science behind biodegradable plastics. See Biodegradable Plastics by Prof R Narayan, Dept Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, U.S.A. To find an organisation to re-cycle PVC cards in Europe check the Recovinyl database. Consumer Plastic compost, trash/landfill, the ground, oceans, rivers and lakes broken down by naturally occurring micro-organisms Recyclers. www.recovinyl.com/ www.plasticsrecycling.org/ Will not biodegrade in landfill, soil or water. Competes for land with biofuels and food crops Bio-plastic can be recycled - however has to be kept separate from non bio-plastic to prevent contamination of the waste stream For Industrial For Industrial Composting Facilities in the USA: visit Find A Composting Facilities in the UK contact Composter Created by BioCycle magazine The Association for Organics Recycling. BIO ONON-BIO www.findacomposter.com/ www.organics-recycling.org.uk/ QUANTITY OF PLASTIC CARDS PRODUCED The quantity of plastic cards produced worldwide increased by 58% in the 4 years to 2011. However there was only a 3.1% increase for 2011 on 2010. 2004 2007 2010 2011 10 20 30 billion KEY: Middle East Asia Pacific North America Europe Latin America & Africa SOURCE – INTERNATIONAL CARD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION – Www.ICMA.COM PROPORTION OF CARDS PRODUCED BY MARKET SECTOR – 2011 OTHER 1 BILLION TELEPHONE SCRATCH-OFF ID/MEMBERSHIP 0.5 BILLION 6.8 BILLION (down 15% on 2010) MOBILE PHONE UNPRINTED BLANKS 4.6 BILLION 1.4 BILLION FINANCIAL TRANSPORTATION 00 4.6 BILLION (up 6.4% on 2010) 1.6 BILLION GIFT 3.4 BILLION (up 5.5% on 2010) BONUS POINTS! LOYALTY/PROMOTIONAL 1.7 BILLION GOVERNMENT/HEALTHCARE RETAIL/GAS 2.5 BILLION 2.4 BILLION SOURCE – INTERNATIONAL CARD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION – WWW.ICMA.COM 3 WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN AFFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLASTIC CARDS WE WANT TO THROW AWAY 1 Learn about different plastics: Take personal responsibility - use only plastics made from Biodegradable PVC and bury the cards in your own garden. Check them every year and if still present after 5 years contact the manufacturer and ask why. a) How they're currently disposed b) The environmental claims of the plastic manufacturer c) The practical difficulties of disposal in the ways expected by the plastic mahufacturer d) The markets, if any, for particular recycled plastics e) Understand the issues surrounding recycling and down-cycling 5yrs If we're not satisfied with what we've learnt then get involved and raise the issues with: wwww. BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC CARD GOVERNMENT PRESS & MEDIA MANUFACTURERS Designed by Tom Holmes Graphics & Illustration for Harry Bugg Ltd harrybugg This infographic is licensed for commercial and non-commercial redistribution. If reproducing or redistributing just part of the infographic, please retain this credit, copyright and licence information and provide a link to the full infographic. www.harrybuggplasticcards.co.uk © Artwork Copyright Tom Holmes 2012 Original infographic located at: http://www.harrybuggplasticcards.co.uk/blog/green-plastic-cards-infographic/ HOW TO BE GREEN WHEN PRINTING YOUR WwPLASTIC CARDS ALL PLASTIC CARDS CAN BE RECYCLED. HOWEVER, OF ALL THE PLASTICS USED TODAY, GENERALLY ONLY BOTTLES MADE FROM PET AND HDPE ARE. BIO-PLASTICS PVC BIODEGRADABLE PVC RECYCLED PVC PETG A close relative of the Fully recyclable, but not at municipal facilities. Made from plants, not oil. Currently made from corn, could use sugar or wheat. Fully recyclable, but not at municipal facilities. Fully recyclable, but not at municipal facilities. plastic used for drinks bottles. In the future it could be made from agricultural waste or non-food plants. To find an organisation to recycle PVC cards check the Recovinyl database (Europe) / Association of Ingredients are added to PVC during manufacture to make the plastic biodegradable. Virgin PVC is added to Recycled PVC at time of manufacture. Fully recyclable without creating harmful gasses or polluting the environment. Post Consumer Plastic Recyclers (North America). www.recovinyl.com/ www.plasticsrecycling.org/ Biodegrades in 9 months - 5 years in home & commercial In North America contact the Association of Post Compostable but only in industrial composting facilites (micro-organisms in the compost cause the bio-plastic to biodegrade - requires high heat & humidity). Some dispute the claims and science behind biodegradable plastics. See Biodegradable Plastics by Prof R Narayan, Dept Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, U.S.A. To find an organisation to re-cycle PVC cards in Europe check the Recovinyl database. Consumer Plastic compost, trash/landfill, the ground, oceans, rivers and lakes broken down by naturally occurring micro-organisms Recyclers. www.recovinyl.com/ www.plasticsrecycling.org/ Will not biodegrade in landfill, soil or water. Competes for land with biofuels and food crops Bio-plastic can be recycled - however has to be kept separate from non bio-plastic to prevent contamination of the waste stream For Industrial For Industrial Composting Facilities in the USA: visit Find A Composting Facilities in the UK contact Composter Created by BioCycle magazine The Association for Organics Recycling. BIO ONON-BIO www.findacomposter.com/ www.organics-recycling.org.uk/ QUANTITY OF PLASTIC CARDS PRODUCED The quantity of plastic cards produced worldwide increased by 58% in the 4 years to 2011. However there was only a 3.1% increase for 2011 on 2010. 2004 2007 2010 2011 10 20 30 billion KEY: Middle East Asia Pacific North America Europe Latin America & Africa SOURCE – INTERNATIONAL CARD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION – Www.ICMA.COM PROPORTION OF CARDS PRODUCED BY MARKET SECTOR – 2011 OTHER 1 BILLION TELEPHONE SCRATCH-OFF ID/MEMBERSHIP 0.5 BILLION 6.8 BILLION (down 15% on 2010) MOBILE PHONE UNPRINTED BLANKS 4.6 BILLION 1.4 BILLION FINANCIAL TRANSPORTATION 00 4.6 BILLION (up 6.4% on 2010) 1.6 BILLION GIFT 3.4 BILLION (up 5.5% on 2010) BONUS POINTS! LOYALTY/PROMOTIONAL 1.7 BILLION GOVERNMENT/HEALTHCARE RETAIL/GAS 2.5 BILLION 2.4 BILLION SOURCE – INTERNATIONAL CARD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION – WWW.ICMA.COM 3 WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN AFFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLASTIC CARDS WE WANT TO THROW AWAY 1 Learn about different plastics: Take personal responsibility - use only plastics made from Biodegradable PVC and bury the cards in your own garden. Check them every year and if still present after 5 years contact the manufacturer and ask why. a) How they're currently disposed b) The environmental claims of the plastic manufacturer c) The practical difficulties of disposal in the ways expected by the plastic mahufacturer d) The markets, if any, for particular recycled plastics e) Understand the issues surrounding recycling and down-cycling 5yrs If we're not satisfied with what we've learnt then get involved and raise the issues with: wwww. BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC CARD GOVERNMENT PRESS & MEDIA MANUFACTURERS Designed by Tom Holmes Graphics & Illustration for Harry Bugg Ltd harrybugg This infographic is licensed for commercial and non-commercial redistribution. If reproducing or redistributing just part of the infographic, please retain this credit, copyright and licence information and provide a link to the full infographic. www.harrybuggplasticcards.co.uk © Artwork Copyright Tom Holmes 2012 Original infographic located at: http://www.harrybuggplasticcards.co.uk/blog/green-plastic-cards-infographic/