Waste product profile: Plastic film and bags
Journal Article
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· Waste Age
OSTI ID:395105
- Environmental Industry Associations, Washington, DC (United States)
Plastic film is recycled by being pelletized following a granulation or densifying process. Manufacturing and converting plants are the major sources of plastic film for recycling because they can supply sufficient amounts of clean raw material of a known resin type. Post-consumer collection programs are more recent. They tend to focus on businesses such as grocery stores that are large generators of plastic bags. In this case, the recycling process is more complex, requiring sorting, washing, and removal of contaminants as a first step. Curbside collection of plastic bags is rare.
- OSTI ID:
- 395105
- Journal Information:
- Waste Age, Vol. 27, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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