PCC Greenline® blog about sustainable chemistry and ecology from the PCC Group

What does the recycling icon on packaging look like and what does it mean?

9-10-2023

The term ‘recycling’ means reusing various types of waste and raw materials. These range from plastics through metals to glass and paper. Recyclable materials are more easily identified by a recycling icon visible on the packaging. What does the pictogram look like and what is the meaning of it? Here are the key facts.

How Should Biodegradable Waste Be Disposed?

28-06-2023

According to Statistics Poland, an average Pole produces over 300 kg of waste per annum, a large part of which is organic waste. Unfortunately, many people do not know how to properly segregate it and how to dispose of bio-waste. What to use to pack food leftovers, peels, or leaves? We have prepared a set […]

What Are Organic Fertilisers and What Should We Know About Them?

28-06-2023

The interest in organic fertilisers has remained high ever since the emergence of the first farming cultures of the Middle East, Egypt or China. People quickly discovered that the quality of soil determines the size of yield, so they should enrich it to make it fertile and efficient. In the past, river sediment, ashes, and […]

How to correctly segregate paper waste?

24-04-2023

Waste reduction is one of the greatest challenges of modern civilisation. Every day, thousands of tonnes of used paper end up in landfills and municipal depots where selective waste is collected. Unfortunately, only a part of this waste is recycled. A lot of raw materials such as paper and cardboard are lost largely due to […]

How does transport affect the natural environment?

14-03-2023

Let’s imagine a world without cars, trains, ships or planes. This was the reality of the people living on the eve of the nineteenth century. The invention of mechanical drives and the internal combustion engine has revolutionised global logistics. Increased water, land and air traffic also has a significant impact on the condition of the […]

Prosumer and distributed energy – definitions, goals and basic assumptions

8-02-2023

The growing emphasis on the use of renewable energy sources and the promotion of household energy self-sufficiency are the key factors in the development of distributed energy generation in Poland and throughout the world. In this article, we not only provide and explain the basic definitions, explaining what prosumer energy is, but we also present […]

Biomass – advantages and disadvantages

9-01-2023

In search of renewable energy sources, people began to discover the potential hidden in organic matter. It turned out that valuable fuels can be produced from various types of leftovers and plant or animal waste. Is it worth to invest in biomass energy? We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this solution below.

PCC Group – green energy in surfactant production

9-11-2022

The production of surface active agents (surfactants) at the PCC Group is fully covered by green energy originating from renewable sources. Today PCC EXOL, the manufacturer of these substances, produces them with electric energy covered in 100% by solar or wind power.

What is chemical recycling and what are its benefits?

14-10-2022

Recycling means the reuse of secondary raw materials for different purposes associated with industry or with the maintenance of households. There are several methods of recycling, which include biological, thermal or energy decomposition. Given the huge amount of plastic waste, a great role is also played by chemical recycling. What is it and is it […]