Reciclados mecánicamente

Your Source for Mechanically Recycled Resins

Mechanical recycling, or physical recycling, prepares plastic material to be reprocessed into new products or components without altering the chemical structure. This process is the most common method of recycling due to its cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Cuando un producto plástico se recicla mecánicamente, el material se tritura, se limpia y se vuelve a fusionar para formar nuevos pellets para su procesamiento termoplástico. Unlike chemical recycling, the structure of the original polymer is not changed.

Recycled-content resins can include polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polycarbonate (PC), nylon (PA 6 and PA 66) and other materials sourced from recycled plastics and commercial fishing nets.

Many governing bodies across the globe are mandating the use of recycled content in plastic applications, specifically in packaging applications. To help strengthen mechanical properties in recycled resins, modifiers and/or fillers can be added to the base material to mimic the characteristics of their virgin counterparts.

Post-Consumer Recyclate (PCR)

Post-consumer recycled plastics are derived from finished products that have reached their end use and are then recycled. The obsolete finished products are collected, sorted, cleaned, shredded, melted down and pelletized. Using PCR resins helps divert materials from landfills and reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

Post-Industrial Recyclate (PIR)

Post-industrial recycled is plastic waste generated during the production process and includes industrial scrap material with varying melts and processing aids. PIR’s mechanical properties can closely resemble the properties of their virgin counterpart, and their feedstock is generally more capacious and more competitively priced than post-consumer resin.

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