Question by Bluesman1960: When recycling plastics what becomes what and what is the end product?
Does type 1 become type2 and so on. what is the final stage of plastic recycling?
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Answer by EMMANUEL70
PET (also known as polyester, represented by the plastic recycle symbol number 1), found in soft drink, water, juice, and beer bottles; mouthwash bottles, etc. are recycled into Automotive parts, such as luggage racks, headliners, fuse boxes, bumpers, grilles and door panels; Polar fleece, fiber, tote bags, furniture, carpet, paneling, straps, (occasionally) PET, new containers.
HDPE (recycle symbol no.2), found in milk jugs, juice bottles, bleach, detergent and household cleaner bottles, shampoo bottles, some trash and shopping bags, and motor oil bottles are recycled into laundry detergent bottles, oil bottles, pens, recycling containers, floor tile, drainage pipe, benches, doghouses, picnic tables, fencing, mailbox posts, chairs, toys.
PVC (recycle symbol no.3), found in window cleaner and detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, cooking oil bottles, clear food packaging, wire jacketing, medical equipment, siding, windows, and piping are recycled into decking, panels, binders, mudflaps, roadway gutters, flooring, cables, speed bumps, and mats.
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Step 1 – Virgin Resin is produced, this is “new material”
Step 2 – A plastic component is made with this “virgin” material (look like small pellets)
Step 3 – The component is recycled, then sent through a large “shredder/granulator” producing a flake (a small 3/8” chip of plastic)
Step 4 – That “flake” is called Regrind
Step 5 – The regrind is either reprocessed into a pellet OR sold to other plastic processors that make other plastic parts
There ya go, thats the complete circle of recycling…in a nutshell.