A finished cardboard bale followed by finished plastic (PET #1) bale. The same baler is used throughout the day for multiple material types, including paper, cardboard, and various metal and plastic types.
Baled plastics are shipped to domestic and international recyclers who shred, clean, melt, and pelletize the materials, which will in turn be sold to manufacturers to use in products like carpet, clothing, insulation, automotive parts, plastic lumber, and new bottles and containers. While most high-grade resins, such as PET #1 and HDPE #2 are sold to domestic recyclers, most lower-grade resins, such as #3-7, are shipped to overseas markets, predominantly in southeast Asia.
A finished cardboard bale followed by finished plastic (PET #1) bale. The same baler is used throughout the day for multiple material types, including paper, cardboard, and various metal and plastic types.
Baled plastics are shipped to domestic and international recyclers who shred, clean, melt, and pelletize the materials, which will in turn be sold to manufacturers to use in products like carpet, clothing, insulation, automotive parts, plastic lumber, and new bottles and containers. While most high-grade resins, such as PET #1 and HDPE #2 are sold to domestic recyclers, most lower-grade resins, such as #3-7, are shipped to overseas markets, predominantly in southeast Asia.
A finished cardboard bale followed by finished plastic (PET #1) bale. The same baler is used throughout the day for multiple material types, including paper, cardboard, and various metal and plastic types.
Baled plastics are shipped to domestic and international recyclers who shred, clean, melt, and pelletize the materials, which will in turn be sold to manufacturers to use in products like carpet, clothing, insulation, automotive parts, plastic lumber, and new bottles and containers. While most high-grade resins, such as PET #1 and HDPE #2 are sold to domestic recyclers, most lower-grade resins, such as #3-7, are shipped to overseas markets, predominantly in southeast Asia.