Smile Plastics - range of patterned plastic sheeting
Re-cycled plastic sheeting - multi application
‘In 1994 a range of sheets made from old plastics bottles was launched. Originally containing shampoo, detergent or milk, they bottles have been collected, sorted, flaked and thoroughly washed to remove any remaining contaminants. Looking like multi-coloured corn-flakes the pieces are then compressed into sheets by a process of heat and pressure, which retains the colours of the original bottles.
The sheet materials in our second product range are made from high impact polystyrene (HIPS) and are harder and more rigid than the sheets from bottles.
Smile Plastics has range called Jazz, made from tough, industrial plastic. As this material is available in individual colours, we can offer a customised sheet by blending any combination of red, brown, blues, yellow, green, black and white in any ratio. Standard items are just two colour mixes.
Since then we have launched products made crushed CDs, plastic water bottles, toothbrushes, banknotes, and Dapple, scrap from our own factory. In 2003 we introduced recycled mobile phones and wellies.’
| Material/s: | recycled plastic |
| Environmental statement: | no |
| BRE Ecopoints: | unrated |
| Green Guide rating: | unrated |
| Environmental certification: | none |
| 3rd party accreditation: | none |
| 3rd party product endorsement: | none |
| Quality certification: | none |
| Reusability / Recyclability: | recyclable |
| Recycled content to ISO 14021: | 100% recycled plastic |
| Life expectancy | unknown |
| Substitute for or new materials / method: |
virgin plastic |
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| Country/s of manufacture: | UK |
| UK distribution location: | Lancashire |
| Alternative products: | Sheeting |
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| Information last updated: | Saturday 3rd, May 2008 |
| Manufacturer's evidence rating:* |  |
| Manufacturer: | Smile Plastics |
| Address: | Mansion House, Ford, Shrewsbury, SY5 9LZ |
| Telephone: | 01743 850267 |
| Fax: | 01743 851067 |
| Email: | CJW@Smile-Plastics.co.uk |
| Website: | www.smile-plastics.co.uk |
| Supply chain availability: | Manufacturer |
| Supplier: | Smile Plastics |
| Telephone: | 01743 850267 |
| Email: | CJW@Smile-Plastics.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.smile-plastics.co.uk |
The product has been selected on the above average performance in the following areas:
| - | Abiotic depletion | - | Acidification |
| - | Global warming | - | Eutrophication |
| - | Ozone layer deplection |  |
Solid Waste |
| - | Human toxicity | - | Radioactivity |
| - | Fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity | - | Minerals extraction |
| - | Terrestial exotoxicity | - | Water extraction |
| - | Photochemical oxidation |
*Note:
Manufacturer's evidence rating
* One star rating: The product has been included based on an assessment of the manufacturer's own product information.
*** Three star rating: The product has been included on the basis of a third party, independent, Life Cycle Analysis (BRE Ecoprofile or similar).
