Plastic timber
EcoAct
Woodworking technology
An innovative, chemical-free, and less energy consumption technology to recycle and transform post-consumer plastic waste into affordable and durable plastic lumbers which are an alternative to expensive timber to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment while reducing effects of climate change, deforestation rates, and giving better margin to our customers.
At first, our poles after being exposed to sunlight were giving off the bad smell which made our customer complain. After going through some studies to understand the causes of the bad smell we shifted our practices and tried some other materials. In our trials, we realized that much agricultural waste like maize and coconut husks were useful to offset the smell. However, one was producing smooth and clean products, and another one produced scratchy products. So we selected the best receipt.
When we started we were using all kinds of plastics including PVC without knowing that they were made of additional chemicals. During our operations, we realized that some plastics were emitting harmful fumes when burnt which caused difficulty in breathing. We twisted our technology into organic manure and stopped using PVC and other plastics that are producing fumes. We used organic manure and things like sawdust in our formula but the problem was still there. We discovered that by adding agricultural waste in the mix of plastics we produce clean products and fumes are reduced.
