Posts Tagged ‘PET plastic recycling’
New 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 MorePreparing Postindustrial Recycling for Pickup
One of the main advantages of recycling postindustrial plastics is working with materials that are recognizable and controlled. This allows us to put the responsibility of sorting and decontaminating plastics on the producer rather than handling them ourselves. Producers prepare plastic loads so that all we need to do is pick up and go. Does…
Read MoreWhy PET Is the Most Recycled Plastic in the World
So much of the talk surrounding plastic recycling focuses on consumer plastics. And as far as that goes, products made from PET get the most attention. That’s because PET is the most recycled plastic in the world. It is also the one that gets thrown away most often. Have you ever wondered why? Known formally…
Read MoreWhy Recycling PET Bottles Can Make a Huge Difference
The topic of PET recycling has been turning up in the news a lot lately. We are not sure why, but we do know that recycling this particular type of plastic is fairly easy under the right conditions. We recycle it here at Seraphim Plastics, and we’ve been doing so for years. We can tell…
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