Recycling
The recycling of plastics is not a newly conceived policy approach of our time. The processes and procedures for recycling plastic waste, especially mechanical recycling, have existed for decades and have been continuously developed and improved. The increased demand for recycling capacities for plastics creates new technical challenges that could only be solved to a limited extent so far. These include, for example, heterogeneous waste material streams that cannot be separated despite highly developed sorting systems, or impurities (macroscopic and microscopic) that reduce the quality of the recyclates produced.
In addition to the ongoing development of recycling technologies, the plastics industry is being forced by acute global problems - such as the pollution of the environment with plastic waste, but also by legal requirements - to re-examine existing standards and develop innovative ideas and recycling options. Here, SKZ can support you as a competent partner in the fields of process engineering and material development.
Our focal points in the field of recycling include:
- Removal of residual impurities and odor minimization of recyclates
- Design and optimization of degassing, filtration and mixing processes
- Formulation development for increased recyclate use
- Recycling and utilization of fillers (e.g. glass or carbon fibers)
