plastic recycling
Repurposing synthetic materials
Plastic recycling is the process of recovering plastic waste and reprocessing it into new materials or products.
The practice emerged as plastics accumulated in landfills and oceans, though only a fraction of plastic actually gets recycled—most is downcycled into lower-quality materials or discarded.
Check the recycling symbol to see if your municipality accepts that type of plastic.
- depolymerizationPolymer breakdown into monomers
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- HDPEHigh-density plastic resin
- closed loopSystem with continuous feedback
- pelletizingForming compressed small rounds
thermoplastics · PET · circular economy · carbon footprint reduction · bioplastics · sorting · washing · curbside pickup · sorting facility · hydrolysis · bales · extrusion · bottles · bottle caps · resource conservation · repurpose · sustainable · bins
- environmental serviceswaste management, remediation, air quality, water treatment, pollution control
- waste facilitytrash compactor, dumpsters, compost bin, weigh station, conveyor belt
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, waste management
- plasticsplastics, polymers, polymer, polyethylene, polypropylene
plastic recyclinglandfilling
Burying waste in earth
incineration · ocean dumping · illegal dumping · composting · waste-to-energy
plastic recyclingplastic production
Creating synthetic moldable materials