Posts Tagged ‘Plastic Recycling’
Danish Project Utilizes Pyrolysis to Reclaim Plastic Waste
Here at Seraphim Plastics, we rely on a mechanical recycling process to turn scrap industrial plastic into reusable regrind. Although our process is both simple and effective, we are not able to recycle every type of plastic. There is always some plastic that goes to waste. That may eventually change thanks to a Danish research…
Read MoreInfrastructure 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 MoreThe Industrial Plastic Recycling Outlook for 2025 — Why Now Is the Time to Sell Your Scrap to Seraphim Plastics
The industrial plastic recycling sector is entering 2025 with both challenges and big opportunities. Market dynamics, shifting regulations, and sustainability demands are reshaping how manufacturers, warehouses, and logistics companies handle their post-industrial plastic scrap. For businesses in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, and Missouri, there’s one clear takeaway:Your clean, sorted scrap is worth more…
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…
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