"Tula needs it, but we don't." The first facility in Ryazan for recycling the "worst" plastic is closing.
"It doesn't break, it doesn't crack, it doesn't fade, it doesn't burn in fire, and it doesn't let moisture through.", - such paving slabs made from recycled plastic releasekahlo microenterprise "Perspektiva Invest". It was opened Pavel Vasilyev и Gleb MayerDecember 30th will be the last day of production - about this NotMoscow Vasiliev reported.
The Ryazan residents purchased the equipment at the end of 2019, but due to the pandemic, they only launched six months later. Initially, they simply wanted to make money, but soon realized how "good" this kind of production was for the environment. They produced paving slabs from the "worst" plastic (containing paper stickers and other foreign materials). The slabs are suitable for finishing playgrounds (they're springy, and you can't hurt your knees on them), paths in parks and summer cottages, and landscaping graves. However, for private owners, the slabs are not suitable. turned out to be a bit expensive, but it is not needed for the improvement of the city.
"We tried to participate in government procurement, but the technical specifications only specified concrete tiles. The previous mayor [Elena Sorokina] invited us to events, gave us awards, and that was it. We won the 2022 Best Social Project of the Year competition, but it didn't lead to anything. We participated in an environmental seminar, and entrepreneurs from Tula became interested in our technology and purchased it as well. It worked out so well for them! Tula needed it, but we didn't." — Vasiliev said.
First, sales dropped during the mobilization period, then came winter—the off-season. Currently, the warehouse has accumulated approximately 6 million rubles' worth of tiles. Perspektiva Invest no longer accepts plastic for recycling.
In 2021, babies kindergarten No. 30 Entrepreneurs started collecting plastic for Perspektiva Invest иprepared They used it to make tiles and pave the paths in the kindergarten. The project also "kept its head down."
Photo: 7×7, Znayka kindergarten website
