What is the process of recycling plastic?
All plastic is carefully sourced, screened and sorted before being processed into ‘granule’ form and then mixed to various ‘recipes’ before being finally turned into products. This is done by using large machines called ‘Extruders’ which mix and heat the blended raw material in to a melted ‘plasticine’ consistency. The molten plastic is then forced under great pressure in to the various dyes or moulds which form the final shape of the product. The moulds are then cooled in large cold water tanks until the plastic is set and cold and in this way, the ‘memory’ of the product is set and stays in shape for the rest of its long life. Closing The Loop Recycling is all about ‘Completing the Cycle’ or ‘Closing the Loop’ and as the term recycling implies, there is a cycle that has to completed – something obviously has to happen to all the material that is disposed. Simply putting out materials for recycling is only the first step in a long process that results in products being produced – this
