Plastics Recycling
The grouping of class #7
Other Plastics
includes a wide variety of
Engineered
Thermo Plastics and
Mixed Plastics
grades and is a catch all for miscellaneous plastics materials.
If you wish to recycle Plastics, simply
ADD your inquiry
to the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
The exchange provides a match making service for commercial generators of plastic waste and
industrial users of reclaimed plastic materials.
The plastic exchange service has been successfully connecting Buyers or Sellers on-line since 1995.
Plastics Waste
The recovery of class
#7 Other Plastics
encompasses Engineered Thermo Plastics, Mixed Plastics
and miscellaneous plastics materials.
The plastic recycling procedure involves three main stages of material processing,
scrap,
regrind and
repro.
Plastics Scrap
The first stage of the recycling process is the segregation of
Plastic Scraps
into uniform grades and the removal of any foreign materials or contamination.
The scrap material may be bundled or baled to facilitate transportation or material handling.
Plastics Regrind
The second stage of the recycling process is reducing various sizes and shapes of Plastics scraps into a
uniform granule or
Plastic Regrind suitable for blending and as an extruder feedstock.
Plastics Repro
The next stage of the recycling process is reprocessing the regrind into a resin pellet or compound with
specific technical specifications, colour, fillers etc.
The
Plastic Repro becomes a raw feedstock in the manufacturing process worldwide.
Polycarbonate Recycling
If you wish to recycle Polycarbonate (PC) plastic,
please feel free to
Post an Inquiry
to the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
The exchange service has been matching buyers and Sellers of reclaimed PC resins online since 1995.
ABS Recycling
To recycle Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) plastic,
ADD a
Wanted or Available
listing to the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
Acetal (POM) Recycling
If you wish to recycle Polyoxymethylene (POM), commonly called Acetal plastic,
please feel free to ADD a
Buy or Sell
inquiry to the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
Acrylic Recycling
If you wish to recycle Polymethyl Methacrylate or PMMA, commonly called Acrylic plastic,
please feel free to ADD a
Buy or Sell
inquiry to the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
We encounter PMMA as a hard or solid plastic material, we also find PMMA in a textile form, please see
Acrylic Fiber Recovery
TPO Recycling
If you wish to recycle thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) plastic,
you may
Submit Your Request
to the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
The exchange service was designed to link folks that have TPO material with those that need recovered TPO.
Microfilm, Microfiche Recycling
Microform, also called Microcopy, or Microrecord is a general term used to describe the microfilm, microfiche, or microprints (micro-opaque or micro card)
or slides used for the storage or archiving of documents that have been photographed and reduced in size in order to conserve space or to preserve
materials that deteriorate rapidly.
If you wish to recycle Microfiche or Microfilm,
you may
Submit Your Request
to the Mulit-Material Exchange.
The exchange service was designed to link folks that have Microfiche with those that recycle Microfiche.
Mixed Plastics Recycling
If you have miscellaneous plastics material that you wish to recycle,
please make a
Wanted or Available
listing on the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
We will attempt to find someone who maybe interested in recovering your item.
Mixed Sortable Plastics
Many plastic waste streams are suitable for manual or mechanical separation for the recovery of individual resins.
The on-line exchange service provides waste connections that match waste plastic generaters with
processors and industrial end users of
Mixed Sortable Plastics.
Please feel free to add your inquiry if you wish to find a recycling connection.
There are alternative solutions for managing
Unsortable Plastic Wastes.
Mixed Rigid Plastics Recycling
If you wish to deal in
Mixed Rigid Plastics (MRP)
add your wanted or available listing in the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
Mixed Rigid Plastics (MRP) are the materials commonly collected from Single Stream or Municipal
Curbside Recycling
Programs and accumulated at MRFs (Material Recovery Facilities) that consist of #1 thru #7
post-consumer plastic bottles and containers, and may include plastics in
the categories #1 PET, #2 HDPE, #3 VINYL, #4 LDPE, #5 PP, #6 PS and #7 Other.
This grade may not contain flexible materials such as
plastic bags.
Please feel free to check-out
other plastics
that you may wish to recycle.
Poly Escrap Recycling
If you wish to recycle
WEEE
Plastic Scrap recovered from Waste
Electronics
& Electrical Equipment,
please submit a
listing
on the Plastic Recycling Exchange.
Poly Escrap or E-Waste Plastic Scrap may consist of any assortment of plastic types but commonly have a high percentage of
HIPS
and
Polycarbonate
and may contain fire retardant (FR) additives.
Plastic Bag Recycling
Flexible plastic sheet products are commonly made from Polyethylene.
Plastic roll products may typically be
LDPE film.
Plastic bags may be LDPE but we find more often are
HDPE.
Both HDPE and LDPE materials are widely recycled and in demand.
The belief that plastic bags are not recyclable is a myth or a misunderstanding due to
some local recycling programs choosing not to include them as a material they accept for collection.
Used Plastic Pallets
If you wish to deal in Used Plastic Pallets,
you may connect with potential used pallet suppliers and pallet re-users.
Please submit your
wanted or available
requirements to the Used Commercial Container exchange.
Learn more about the industry with Recycling 101, You also may ask your Recycling Industry questions.
