Equipment Used To Recycle Waste Plastic Helps To Improve Quality of the New Products

Think about the large amount of plastic that the average household throws away on a daily basis. The recycling of plastic is increasing.The recycling of plastic materials is becoming an increasingly large business. In fact, just in the period from 1990 to 1999, the number of recycling plants grew from 923 to 1,677 - an amazing 81% increase.


Recycling of many manufactured materials is one solution for helping the environment, and among the materials that can be recycled, plastics made from petrochemicals are of great importance. This has made it necessary to use the right recycling equipment that can help to reuse the plastic.

The recycling of plastic involves collection, sorting, baling, transporting, and finally melting the various grades of plastic to again make the items needed for daily use. Collection is normally a process that requires participation of the common citizens to ensure that this waste is properly sorted out, and most of this is done manually.  Even so, there is certain recycling equipment available that can sort plastic waste by color and resin type. This equipment uses optical sorting with high resolution color sensors to separate the plastic.


Equipment is also used to clean and wash the plastic of dirt, residue and glue. Recycling equipment for waste plastic can also mean the use of shredders and  pelletizers, as this breaking down of the waste plastic helps in the final melting, as it increases the surface area exposure and thus reduces the time and energy required for heating. The final act of recycling is to melt the sorted and shredded plastic depending on the product.

Every process of plastic recycling depends on the type of plastic that needs to be produced, and that is why it is the sorting that is of great importance. Plastic is in great demand for food packing and great care has to be taken to the quality of the plastic used for this purpose. Technology is constantly improving to automate this process, so that the sorting is flawless, and actually allows for better quality control of the finished product.

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