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Recycling On Plastics

This document provides an overview of plastic recycling, including why it is important and the key steps involved. It notes that only around 27% of plastic bottles are recycled currently, and that recycling plastic saves energy and landfill space compared to producing new plastic. The main steps described are collection, manual sorting by plastic type, shredding into small pieces, washing to remove contaminants, and shaping the cleaned plastic into pellets that can be reused to make new products. Advantages include conservation of resources and reducing waste, while disadvantages include release of pollutants during melting and high costs of setting up recycling units.

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Recycling On Plastics

This document provides an overview of plastic recycling, including why it is important and the key steps involved. It notes that only around 27% of plastic bottles are recycled currently, and that recycling plastic saves energy and landfill space compared to producing new plastic. The main steps described are collection, manual sorting by plastic type, shredding into small pieces, washing to remove contaminants, and shaping the cleaned plastic into pellets that can be reused to make new products. Advantages include conservation of resources and reducing waste, while disadvantages include release of pollutants during melting and high costs of setting up recycling units.

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Presentation

RECYCLING OF
PLASTICS
INTRODUCTION, WHY
TO RECYCLE AND
METHODS.
Sub Code : MEL(101)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, Delhi
Submitted
Recycling of byKUNAL
: GOSWAMI:
Plastics 201220024
Dept : ECE
YEAR : 2020-21

Submitted to :
MR. KAPIL
KUMAR
Some Key points:--

• 50 percent of the plastic is used only once


• Plastic accounts for around 10 percent of the total waste we
generate
• 51 % of plastic waste goes into landfills
• Plastic constitutes approximately 90 percent of all trash
floating on the ocean’s surface.
 
Plastic pollution in Atlantic
at least 10 times worse than
thought

Source-Google images

• Plastic takes 500 – 700 years to degrade

• Only around 27% of plastic bottles are recycled

• 1,600 businesses are involved in recycling post-consumer


plastics

• Recycling one ton of plastic saves 1,000–2,000 gallons of


gasoline
Why Recycle ?

 In landfill, both synthetic and naturally


occurring polymers don’t get the necessary
exposure to UV by microbes to degrade.

 Recycling is a viable alternative in getting


back some of this energy in the case of some
polymers instead of incineration.
5-Steps for Plastic Recycling

1. Collection

2. Manual Sorting

3. Chipping

4. Washing

5. Pelleting
Types of plastics
1.Collection

 The recycling facilities gather available recyclable


plastic material in their area, such as from roadside
collections, special recycling bins, or even directly
from industries.
 Curbside (or kerbside) collection is considered a low-
risk strategy to reduce waste volumes and
increase recycling rates. Materials are
usually collected in large bins, colored bags or small
open plastic tubs specifically designed for content.
2.Manual Sorting
All plastic items that are collected
are then sorted according to the
various plastic types indicated by the
plastic recycling symbols and codes on
them. Unwanted non-plastic materials
found in the piles are promptly taken
out.
The sorting of plastics is a very
essential step in different waste
management technique. Manual sorting is

suitable when plastic component are


present in large amount but it is a

labor intensive process.


3.Chipping

 After sorting, the sorted plastic


products are prepared for melting by
being cut into small pieces. The
plastic items are fed into a machine
which has sets of blades that slice
through the material and break the
plastic into tiny bits
4.Washing
 Residue of products originally contained in the plastic items and various other
contaminants (e.g. paper labels, dirt) are removed.

 A particular wash solution consisting of an alkaline, cationic detergent and


water are used to effectively get rid of all the contaminants on the plastic
material

PET/PE Wash Lines and Plastic Recycling

Source - globalre-energy.com
5.Pelleting

The cleaned and chipped pieces of plastic are then melted


down and put through a machine which shapes the melted
plastic into thin noodle-like tubes. The plastic tubes are then
cut into small pellets. The pellets are then ready to be reused
and remade into new items
ADVANTAGES
 Recycling one ton of plastic can save 7.4
cubic yards of landfill space.
 Recyclingplastic conserves the natural
resources and energy that would be
required to produce plastic from scratch.
 Protects Environment
 Create Green Jobs
DISADVANTAGES
 When the material is melted down, VOCs (volatile
organic compounds) are released into the
atmosphere.
 After plastic has been recycled once, it’s very rarely

suitable for a second round of recycling.


 Much of recycled plastic finds its new home as a
less useful product
 Setting up new recycling unit involves high cost
THANK YOU

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