At the end of 2022, POLYSTAR attended Plast Eurasia and cherished once again meeting many of its customers and visitors from Türkiye and neighboring markets.

With sustainability goals and ESG regulations being implemented more widely, plastic producers are looking for ways to reduce their waste and become more eco-friendly, such as implementing an industrial recycling program.

Global polymer price increase and the obstacles to reach out the resources, push many manufacturers to find alternative solutions. One of the most effective methods is in-house recycling of factory production wastes.

Plastic packaging production and demand, as well as recycling, have increased in Latin America. As a result, having machinery that produces high-quality and long-lasting finished goods is critical.

In-house recycling of stretch wrap, pallet wrap and shrink wrap waste significantly reduces the cost

One of the leading PP (polypropylene) packaging producers in Nigeria has recently acquired a 85mm Polystar PP woven sack recycling machine. The company focuses on the production of PP woven bags and jumbo bags. On average, the production lines generate 2~3% waste and has been costing too much for the company to send the scraps outside for recycling.

The industry of plastic has been changing and evolving over the years that’s why plastic recycling has become a necessity among plastic producers.

Managing director of the Tennessee-based recycler, Mr. Irvin Payne, shares his own experience with Polystar recycling extruder:

For PE bag production, single layer blown film machine has been the most common type of extruder to use. It is probably still the best machine for products such as fruit and vegetable bags (perforated bag-on-roll) that use mainly virgin materials with low film thickness ranging from 6 to 18 microns. Single layer machine is also the favorable choice for biodegradable bag production.

Post-industrial recycling of PP raffia, woven sacks, tapes, non-woven/woven could be challenging at times for some producers due to the following reasons: 

The air-cooled pelletizing recycling machine Repro-Air has proven to be a big cost-saver for two of the largest PE bag producers located in Solo, Indonesia – Cahaya Kharisma and Djerapah Plastindo.

The Vietnamese plastic sector has grown significantly in the past 5 years thanks to many unique advantages that the country has.