What is sorting in plastic recycling?

Plastic flake color sroter is more and more popular used in plastic recycling.Here is the plastic recycling application samples as following:

Plastic flake color sorter main applications:

General color sorting includes single-sided color,double-sided color plastic flakes.Detect and remove the opaque or other colored flakes from AAA white or blue-white flakes.Detect and remove the opaque and black flakes from the mixed color flakes.Detect and remove black materials from PC alloy,PC/PP/PS/ABS and other mixtures.Separate the red and yellow flakes,blue and green flakes,black flakes,mixed colored flakes,transparent HDPE flakes and white HDPE flakes for PP/PE purification.

Plastic flake color material separator main applications:

Identify and separate non-PET materials in PET flakes,such as PVC/PVC sheet/PC/Alloy/PE/PP/ABS/PS/PA/PMMA/aluminum and other impurities,which are applicable to the purification of high-quality 3A bottle flakes,blue-white flakes,variegated flakes and tailings etc.Identify and separate impurities in PE bottle flakes and non-PE materials such as PP/PET/PVC/PC/alloy/ABS/PS/PA/PMMA/aluminum,suitable for the purification of PE mixture,white and clear flakes,materials after salt flotation and tailings etc.

Aging flakes sorter main applications:

This machine is specially designed for separating the aging flakes that can't be identified by the naked eye,suitable for 3A/5A PET flake processing lines.It can be used to separate fluorescent and light yellow flakes from transparent and white PE flakes.It can also be used to detect and remove aging flakes from other polymer flakes.

Bottle sorting machine main applications:

Designed to sort plastic beverage bottles and household chemical containers in terms of color,material,shape and aging.Suitable for sorting washed,unwashed,labeled,unlabeled round bottles,mixed plastic bottles in bale form,loose plastic bottles and other bottles of various shapes.Designed for separating light colored PET bottles such as light blue,light green,light white and other plastic bottles.Support the separtion of non-PET bottle materials,such as PP/PE/PC/PS/ABS/PVC/PA and other non-PET bottle sorting.Detect and remove non-PE bottles.

Sorting in plastic recycling refers to the process of separating different types of plastic materials based on their composition, color, shape, and other physical characteristics. Plastic recycling involves collecting post-consumer or post-industrial plastic waste and transforming it into reusable materials or products. Sorting is a crucial step in the recycling process as it helps ensure the quality and integrity of the recycled plastic.

Efficient and accurate sorting in plastic recycling contributes to the circular economy by reducing the reliance on virgin plastic production, conserving resources, and minimizing environmental impacts associated with plastic waste.