Chemical & Recycling
Traditionally, plastics recycling is undertaken using mechanical methods. Below we provide an overview of the non-mechanical recycling technologies that are currently under development in the new ‘chemical recycling’ sector.
Chemical recycling is the broad term used to describe a range of emerging technologies in the waste management industry which allow plastics to be recycled, that are difficult or uneconomic to recycle mechanically.
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Plastic Material PET, PP & PE
1. PE
What is PE, and What is it Used For?
Polyethylene is a thermoplastic polymer with a variable crystalline structure and a vast range of applications depending on the particular type. It is one of the most widely produced plastics in the world, with tens of millions of tons produced worldwide each year. The commercial process (the Ziegler-Natta catalysts) that made PE such a success was developed in the 1950s by two scientists, Karl Ziegler of Germany and Giulio Natta of Italy.