Ikigai Film Lab’s Plastic Film Container Initiative | Turning Waste into Beauty
Are you tired of seeing film plastic containers piling up in your lab or being dumped into landfills? Are you looking for ways to reduce your environmental footprint as a film shooter? Look no further than Ikigai Film Lab's plastic film container recycling initiative! Our mission is to repurpose film community plastic destined for landfill and transform it into tools for film shooters that are beautiful, functional, and sustainable. We have launched the first Australian film community recycling program for plastic, and it's free for any Australian lab or film shooter to be involved. Why Are Plastic Film Canisters a Concern? Every year, film manufacturers produce millions of small plastic containers to safeguard the 35mm film during transportation in the supply chain. However, a large number of these containers eventually end up in labs. Sadly, plastic waste remains a significant environmental concern, as all plastic ever produced still exists in some form or another, whether