
Why Recycled Materials Applications Succeed in Some Products — and Fail in Others
Friday, 15 May 2026
OCEAN MATERIAL | MAY 15TH 2025 | 12 MIN Recycled materials are increasingly becoming part of mainstream products.But the real challenge is often not the material itself — it’s identifying the right application. Not every product is suitable for circular materials.And not every recycling story creates meaningful long-term impact. The key question for brands, manufacturers,
- Published in Recycling & Technology
Non-Recyclable Waste
Friday, 06 December 2024
OCEAN MATERIAL | NOV 21TH 2024 | 10 MIN Breaking Barriers in Recycling: How Ocean Material is Revolutionizing the Use of Non-Recyclable Waste Ever wonder why companies hesitate to use more recycled materials? From our experience, two main barriers often stand out: quality and cost. While recycling has long been seen as a key solution
- Published in Recycling & Technology
What Plastics Can be Recycled?
Friday, 19 July 2024
OCEAN MATERIAL | JUL 19TH 2024 | 15 MIN Table of Contents Understanding Plastic Recycling What Types of Plastic are Recyclable Recycling Numbers 1-7 Chart Plastic pollution is one of our most pressing environmental issues, with devastating consequences for our planet. Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste end up in our oceans, rivers,
- Published in Recycling & Technology
Seaweed to Polymer Extrusion
Friday, 18 August 2023
OCEAN MATERIAL | AUG 18TH 2023 | 9 MINS Direct Processing of Seaweed into Polymer Material through Extrusion: A Sustainable Approach to Eco-Friendly Packaging Ocean Material® often collaborates with passionate problem solvers who are dedicated to innovative solutions for ocean pollution. We had a conversation with Ludwig Schmidtchen, Head of the Seaweed Polymer Project at
- Published in Recycling & Technology
Waste management and Recycling
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
OWEN MULHERN | EARTH.ORG | JUL 31ST 2020 | 4 MINS Waste management and Recycling Waste is a first world problem. Materialism and consumerism have overtaken care for the environment, and buying more than we need has become a social norm. In this article, we explore waste generation and management, with an eye on high-income
- Published in Recycling & Technology






