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Plastics are a marvel of human innovation that have revolutionized the world of consumer goods. Almost all products you can find on the market today have plastic parts or packaging.
Plastics have numerous advantages over other materials. Some of these qualities include being:
- Lightweight
- Strong and durable
- Corrosion-free
- Cost-effective
- Water-proof
- And many more!
These incredible qualities make plastics a go-to material for manufacturers. Today, plastics are used in a wide range of popular consumer products, such as toys, cars, furniture, packaging, electrical gadgets, and much more.
Why You Should Recycle
However, the unparalleled advantages of plastics come at a dire cost because most plastics aren’t biodegradable. Their inability to decompose means landfill sites have become overloaded with waste plastic materials as more plastic is being produced each day. This means that eventually, people will run out of space to discard their waste plastic materials.
Moreover, people and industries started dumping waste plastics into oceans and other water bodies. This consequently damaged aquatic life and habitats, threatening many species. Recycling waste plastics allows you to reuse tons of waste materials that would otherwise be polluting the environment and convert them into something useful.
How are Plastics Recycled?
The recycling process varies according to the type of plastic. However, the process can be broken down into a series of general steps, which are as follows:
- Collecting
The first step comprises collecting the waste plastic materials from homes, buildings, and other facilities. Then the collected waste is transported to a materials recovery facility (MRF) to be sorted.
- Sorting
This stage occurs at the material recovery facility, where the plastics are separated from other materials, such as glass and metals. Here are some of the techniques used to separate materials:
- Manual picking
- OCC screening
- Trommels
- Ballistic separator
- Magnetic separator
- Optic sorting machine
- Washing
This step aims to remove residual waste, such as food, labels, or adhesives of the plastic materials.
- Shredding
The washed plastic materials pass through shredding and grinding machines, turning the plastics into smaller flakes. The shredding machine used depends on the type of plastic.
- Extrusion
In the final stage of the recycling process, the plastic is melted and forced through an extruder machine. As the plastic comes out at the other end of the extruder, it is cut into pellets. Then the pellets are sold to manufacturers.
Plastic Recycling Services
If you’re a business with a large pile of waste plastic materials you want to recycle, Richard S. Burns INC. has state-of-the-art recycling equipment to efficiently recycle all your waste plastic without letting any of it go to waste. So call now!
