Recovering and reprocessing plastic waste into reusable raw materials through integrated mechanical recycling technologies.
Discuss Your ProjectMechanical recycling plays an important role in returning plastic waste into productive use by recovering, preparing and reprocessing suitable materials into reusable raw materials.
Ant Spirits supports mechanical recycling applications for both Post-Industrial Recycling (PIR) and Post-Consumer Recycling (PCR).
We work with customers and our technology partners to develop processing solutions according to the waste stream, contamination level, required capacity and desired recycled-material quality.
Different plastic waste streams require different preparation and processing strategies.
Bottles and PET waste streams
Bottles, containers and rigid products
Films and flexible materials
Rigid, film and industrial waste
Selected recyclable PVC streams
Industrial and consumer plastic products
Flexible packaging and film waste
Prepared material for further reprocessing
A mechanical recycling process may incorporate several interconnected stages depending on the condition of the incoming material and the required recycled product.
Waste materials are separated according to polymer type, material characteristics and contamination.
Plastic waste is reduced into a more manageable and consistent particle size for further processing.
Contaminants and unwanted materials are removed where required before subsequent processing.
Prepared material is melted and reprocessed to create a more consistent recycled polymer.
Moisture, gases, volatile components and unwanted odours can be addressed during processing where required.
Processed polymer can be converted into recycled pellets for handling, storage and downstream manufacturing.
Production scrap, off-specification products, edge trims and other industrial plastic waste can potentially be recovered and returned to productive use rather than being discarded.
Post-consumer waste can present greater processing challenges because material composition and contamination may vary significantly. The recycling process therefore needs to be selected according to the incoming waste and required recycled-material quality.
Successful recycling requires the individual process stages to work together. Ant Spirits approaches mechanical recycling from the perspective of the complete material flow, helping customers evaluate how material preparation, extrusion, degassing, filtration, compounding and pelletizing can be combined according to their application.
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