Polyester Recycling
The scrap Polyester recycling exchange provides a service that links generators of Polyester waste with
industries that are seeking reclaimed Polyester as a raw feedstock.
If you wish to Buy or Sell Polyester Scrap, please feel free to
ADD your inquiry
to the AL-TO-MATE Plastic Exchange.
The exchange service has been successfully matching interested parties on-line since 1995.
If you wish to receive unique trade benefits for Polyester Scrap recycling, please check-out the enhanced
Trader Access service.
Polyester Waste
Recovered waste Polyester polymer resins are a commonly recycled scrap material.
While there are several
grades
of Polyester resins
from the recycling industry aspect we encounter Polyester wastes in two main forms,
solid or hard plastics and as a
textile fiber
waste.
Other than some additional requirements for material handling of
flexible filament fibers the recycling of fibers or solid plastics
is fundamentally the same. The recycling procedure involves 3 stages of material processing,
The recycling procedure involves three main stages of material processing as
scrap,
regrind
or
repro.
Polyester Scrap
The first stage of the recycling process is the segregation of
Polyester Scrap 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.
Polyester Regrind
The second stage of the recycling process is reducing various sizes and shapes of Polyester scraps into a
uniform granule or
Polyester Regrindsuitable for blending and as an extruder feedstock.
Polyester 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
Polyester Repro becomes a raw feedstock in the manufacturing process worldwide.
PLA Polylactic Acid
Biodegradable thermoplastic aliphatic polyester is derived from renewable resources,
such as corn starch, tapioca roots, chips or starch, or sugarcane.
If you wish to recycle PLA materials,
please submit your
Wanted or Available
inquiry to the PLA Polylactic Acid recovery exchange.
Learn more about the industry with Recycling 101, You also may ask your Recycling Industry questions.
