04/15/2022
Silicone: The Plastic Alternative
✅No Toxins
This is based on the concept that silicone’s base material, silica, does not contain the same types of chemicals that are found in petroleum placed plastics.
✅Durability
Compared to plastic, a silicone product will last a good deal longer before it’s unusable. Consider a plastic spatula. You can feel confident knowing that silicone won’t break down and leach chemicals into your food like its plastic counterpart.
✅Recycling
Silicone, like plastic, can be recycled multiple times. However, silicone usually has to be sent to a specialized recycling company to be properly recycled. Because of this, many users will simply throw away silicone at the end of its life (where it will sit without breaking down for centuries.) When properly recycled, or sent to a company’s take-back program, silicone can be downcycled into an oil that can be used as an industrial lubricant, playground mulch, or another lesser product.