Plastic Recycling
Infrastructure and the Future of Plastic Recycling
It is common knowledge that less than 10% of all the plastics produced globally get recycled. Most of what does consists of post-industrial plastics that go to recyclers already sorted and cleaned. If we could figure out how to flip the numbers – to recycle 90% and dispose of 10% – how would all the…
Read MoreNew Plastic Grading Specifications Announced by the ISRI
New grading specifications for three types of recyclable plastic are coming in 2024. The new specs were recently announced by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) in conjunction with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). If all goes well, the new specifications should enhance ongoing efforts to better recycle certain kinds of plastics. According…
Read MoreNew Swedish Plant Could Define the Future of Plastic Recycling
Anyone who follows plastic recycling in the news understands that the latest push among sustainability proponents is to reduce the amount of plastic we manufacture and use. The chief complaint is that recycling doesn’t work. However, the extent to which that is true really isn’t a plastic problem. It is a process problem. Enter a…
Read MoreYour Industrial Scrap Plastic Is More Than Just Waste
Seraphim Plastics acquires all sorts of industrial scrap plastic, ranging from cutoffs and purge to plastic pallets and dunnage trays. To us, industrial scrap plastic is more than just waste. It is our bread and butter. Yet there is more to it than just the fact that we buy scrap plastic and turn it into…
Read MoreThe Simple Pizza Box and What It Means to Recycling
To the team here at Seraphim Plastics, it isn’t difficult to distinguish the differences between consumer plastic recycling and industrial plastic recycling. It is something we deal with every day. Understanding the differences is not so easy for the average consumer, though. People might know what post-consumer plastics are, but they do not tend to…
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