Plastic recovery projects in all developing countries
Plastic waste can be found almost everywhere, from littering on your local streets to overflowing beaches in the Indian ocean. That is why Plastiks works together with recovery projects from all over the world. When you buy or sell NFTs, you can not only purchase a nice piece of art, which could turn into a […]
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clear guidelines and prices. Annually, it is estimated that 353 million tons of plastic are generated to fuel our economy of which two-thirds will have a life span of less than five years before becoming discarded plastic waste. This is an alarming figure that seems to beg us to ask – where does all this plastic waste end […]
How to combat plastic pollution with Plastic Recovery Guarantees
Plastic pollution is a continuous threat to the environment, and there are no signs of it slowing down any time soon. Plastic production causes greenhouse gas emissions which accumulate over time and contribute heavily to global warming. In addition, plastic waste in and of itself ruins the environment and most prominently, hurts marine life. To […]
2022: Halfway There
2022: Halfway There Environmentalists oppose the idea of crypto and blockchain for reasons that have been said and heard. Plastiks wanted to alter that, and we are always looking for new ways to differentiate ourselves. As we approach the halfway mark of 2022, developing new alliances and improving our platform has truly helped us make significant […]
NFT Sales, an International Summit, New Partnerships and More
NFT Sales, an International Summit, New Partnerships and More How have the first two months of the year gone so quickly? With the launch of our marketplace at the beginning of February, we have had a lot to do this past month. We are very pleased with how it’s going so far. Hopefully, you have had […]
Plastiks x Urbaser Partnership: First Giant On-Board
Plastiks x Urbaser Partnership: First Giant On-Board At Plastiks, we know that our platform has the potential to revolutionise the plastics & recycling industries. We are excited to announce that this has also been recognised by the waste management giant Urbaser. Plastiks and Urbaser have signed an agreement for the implementation of a pilot project focussed […]
Starting 2022 on the Right Foot
Starting 2022 on the Right Foot Happy New Year! The last month has been exciting and busy. Fortunately, we have managed to have a bit of time off over Christmas and New Year to see friends and family. Now, we are feeling refreshed and ready to tackle 2022!! Since last writing, just before Christmas, there have […]
The Beginning of the Journey: 2021 Wrapped Up
The Beginning of the Journey: 2021 Wrapped Up To say that these past few months at Plastiks have been exciting would be an understatement. Plastiks is in a state of continuous development and evolution. So far in the journey we have seen developments with the Plastik Token, the Plastiks Marketplace, the plastiks.io website and the Marketing […]
What could be better than climate friendly NFTs?
What could be better than climate friendly NFTs? Recently, blockchain technologies have come under fire for their gargantuan carbon footprint; Bitcoin has been slammed for its polluting practice (Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index, 2021) (McMaster, 2017) and Ethereum is scrambling towards its greener ETH2.0 (The Eth2 Upgrades | Ethereum.org, n.d.). NFTs are no exception. According to one […]
The Battle of Emissions: Waste vs. Recycling
The Battle of Emissions: Waste vs. Recycling When you think of plastic pollution, what comes to mind? Harm to the environment, disruption of habitats, toxicity, damage to the body? With all these issues, it’s easy to overlook plastic’s enormous carbon footprint. In an estimate outlined by Zheng and Suh in 2019, the amount emitted globally […]