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Uncovering Wastefulness: How Jonathan Co Is Reimagining The Plastics Industry With Upcycling Technologies

EPISODE · Feb 21, 2023 · 26 MIN

Uncovering Wastefulness: How Jonathan Co Is Reimagining The Plastics Industry With Upcycling Technologies

from Saving Tomorrows Planet · host Jeremy Schwartz / Jonathan Co

Jonathan Co has a strong commitment to the practice of producing things from recycled plastic. He is a Plastic Engineer from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. His last 16 years have been spent working in the plastics manufacturing industry.Currently, he is the Project Head of Sentinel Upcycling Technologies. He supports recycling as one of several approaches to completing the plastic loop and is an advocate of Circular Economy.In this episode, Jonathan talked about the process of turning discarded plastics into durable items. His personal journey into this began with a conversation about plastic pollution and the damage it has caused to dive sites in the Philippines.-----Time Stamps00:07 - Third Generation Family Working in Plastics Manufacturing Business06:34 - What is Injection Molding Process?08:35 - The Science of Upcycling12:30 - The Challenges of Sustainable Furniture Manufacturing15:00 - The Economics of Recycling and Waste Management in the Philippines18:02 - What is Urban Mining?21:39 - Innovative Solutions for Waste Management23:42 - Upcycled and Recycled Materials in Injection Molding Processes----Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sentinelupcycling.ph/Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SentinelUpCyclingTechnologies Subscribe to Saving Tomorrow’s Planet PodcastAppleSpotify

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