Tag Archives: Plastics

Top Stories Tamfitronics Plastic products have become a necessity in our everyday lives and while plastics are important for medical equipment and food safety, it is just as important to be aware of the detrimental effect plastics have on our environment and community health, particularly single-use plastic products and soft plastics.Soft plastics have been listed as one of the fastest growing plastic packaging categories and are almost exclusively single use. Australia is said to go through 70 billion pieces of soft plastic each year and Hawkesbury City Council is urging the community to reduce – and ideally avoid – soft plastic consumption.Soft plastics can be defined as any type of type of plastic item that can be easily scrunched into your hand and doesn't keep its shape like a hard plastic item would. Soft plastics...