LDPE (Low-density polyethylene) – Example: garbage bins and bags.
PVC (Plasticised Polyvinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride)—Example: cordial, juice or squeeze bottles.
HDPE (High-density polyethylene) – Example: shampoo containers or milk bottles.
PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) – Example: fruit juice and soft drink bottles.
Currently, only roadside recycling programs can recycle PET, HDPE and PVC plastic products. PS, PP and LDPE are usually not recycled because these plastic materials are stuck in the sorting equipment of the recycling facility, causing them to break or stop. The caps and caps cannot be recycled. When it comes to plastic recycling, "recycling or not recycling" is a big problem. Some plastic types are not recycled because it is not economically feasible to do so.
Plastic recycling machines application scope
Plastic is a durable, lightweight and cheap material. They can be easily molded into various products and can find use in a variety of applications. Every year, more than 100 million tons of plastics are manufactured globally. Approximately 200 billion pounds of new plastic materials are thermoformed, foamed, laminated and extruded into millions of packages and products. Therefore, plastic recycling, recovery and recycling are very important.
Plastic recycling machineis mainly used to process waste plastic films (industrial packaging films, agricultural films, greenhouse films, beer packaging, plastic bags, etc.), woven bags, agricultural bags, pots, barrels and bottles, furniture, household uses, etc., and is suitable for Most waste plastics are processed. It is widely used and welcomed by the owners of plastic processing plants.
Facts of Plastic Recycling
Plastic takes up to 1,000 years to degrade in a landfill.
Recycling plastic takes 88% less energy than making plastic from raw materials.
Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the Earth four times.
Americans throw away 35 billion plastic bottles every year.
Only about 25% of the plastic produced in the U.S. is recycled.
If we recycled the other 75% we could save 1 billion gallons of oil and 44 million cubic yards of landfill space annually.
Using aluminum or glass containers is always preferable over plastic.
A plastic bottle of drinking water contains on average 4 cents worth of water.
By using reusable drink containers an average person can eliminate the need for 100 disposable bottles per year.