This July, people around the world are taking part in Plastic Free July, a global movement encouraging individuals and communities to reduce their use of single-use plastics. While most of the spotlight rightly shines on making better consumer choices—like swapping cling film for beeswax wraps or ditching plastic bottles for reusables—there’s another side to the plastic story that’s also important: what happens to the plastic we do use.
It’s Not Just About Less—It’s About Better
Even as we work toward reducing our plastic footprint, the reality is that some plastic use is still necessary—and whilst consumers can make smart decisions, some plastic doesn’t make it to the consumer to start with. For example, rejected or expired food produce in plastic packaging.
Our depackaging equipment (also known as depacking equipment) not only helps by extracting the outer plastic packaging for onward recycling, but also in ensuring the best possible purity of the organic material separated from it. This is important because the higher purity, the less microplastics can pollute our oceans, soil, and even the air we breathe.
A Shared Responsibility
For us, Plastic Free July isn’t just about saying no to plastic—it’s about saying yes to smarter systems, sustainable habits, and a cleaner planet. That’s why we prioritise purity in the design and engineering of our depackaging machines and are proud to produce organic outputs which were found to be 99.939% pure in independent tests*.
To play your part, take a look at Plastic Free July to take your pledge and see how consumers, citizens, and businesses, can all make a difference.
*Read more about our purity credentials here: https://www.dominator-depackaging.com/solutions/purity/