Recycled Plastic
Nexcycle Plastics Inc, (NPI) is a plastic recycling company that sells recycled
plastic for a wide range of applications and products. Looking for a
reliable source of recycled plastic for your film, pipe, sheet extrusion or
injection molding process? We sell a wide variety of recycled plastic from
linear low density polyethylene to polypropylene from post-industrial
feedstocks such as plastic films and molding regrinds.
What Products Can Be Made From Recycled Plastic?
Recycled plastic is used by more and more industries everyday. It has
revolutionized the packaging industry and is just as popular in the
agricultural, horicultural and the construction industries. Our recycled
plastic is used to make every day products from benches to patio furniture,
lumber, shrink wrap, bags, rugs, office containers, buttons, fabrics, sheet
and film. It is also used to make plastic sheets for protecting crops and
covering equipment and buildings on a construction site. LDPE is probably one
of the the most popular recycled plastics we sell. As a packaging material it
accounts for 75% of the total usage of thermoplastic films in packaging. The
versatility of plastic extends to all types of flexible packaging from
straight wrapping to shrink wrapping, sachets, pouches, bags and heavy duty
sacks, skin packaging and blister packs. The single largest application for
low density polethylene film is in the field of heavy duty sacks for
fertilizer packaging. HDPE is another popular packaging material and has
virtually replaced the paper bag. It is used for everything from wrapping
meat to making garbage bags. It is extremely useful for boil-in-the-bag foods
that are easy to prepare. PP or polyproplylene can be used to create plastic
covers for clothes, dry cleaning, food and many other products.
What Plastics Can Be Recycled?
Plastic is much harder to recycle than metal, paper, or glass. One problem is
that any one of the seven categories of plastics can be used for containers.
For effective recycling, the different types cannot be mixed. Most
governments require that plastic containers have identification codes so they
can be more easily identified and separated. The code assigns a particular
number to each of the seven plastics used in packaging and indicates the
general class of resin used to make the container. The number 1 refers to
polyethylene teraphthalate (PET) and the number 2 refers to high-density
polyethylene (HDPE). PET can be made into carpet, or fiberfill for ski
jackets and clothing. HDPE can be recycled into various bottles, grocery
bags, recycling bins, agricultural pipe, base cups, car stops, construction
fencing, landfill liners, playground equipment, and plastic lumber. LDPE can
be recycled to become plastic bags, various containers, dispensing bottles,
wash bottles, tubing, and various molded laboratory equipment. Polypropylene
or PP can be recycled into auto parts and industrial fibers.
1. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
2. High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
3. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
4. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
5. Polypropylene (PP)
6. Polystyrene (PS)
7. Other resins, like acrylonitrile butadine styrene (ABS)
We can recycle all grades of polyethylene and polypropylene. This can
include shopping, trash and grocery bags, tubing, and all kinds of wrapping
and furniture.
How Plastics Are Recycled
The recycling process for plastic normally involves cleaning it, shredding it
into flakes, then melting the flakes into pellets. The pellets are melted
into a final product. Some products work best with only a small percentage of
recycled content. Other products, such as HDPE plastic milk cases, can be
made successfully with 100 percent recycled content. The plastic container
industry has concentrated on weight reduction and source reduction.
Why Use Recycled Plastics?
There are three main reasons for using reycled plastic to make new products:
environmental, price and specialization. Any requirement that all packaging
and containers be composed of a percentage of post industrial material is
bound to reduce the demand on the consumption of non-renewable resources used
to make virgin material. Secondly, recycled plastics are often a more
affordable option than virgin resins. Lastly, with recycled resins there is a
greater chance of being able to meet the demands for making specialized
products.
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us today: Toll Free: 1.800.463.6169
The Ownership and Management
Nexcycle Plastics Inc.
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