With the growth of plastic recycling, aren molded plastic parts being recycled at rates comparable to die cast parts?
A. Widespread recycling of plastic injection moldings remains in its infancy, with handling of scrap molded plastic still uneconomic to the established recycling infrastructure. Virtually all engineered molded parts continue to be produced from virgin raw materials. Over 95% of the aluminum die castings currently produced in North America, including the most sophisticated applications, are made from post-consumer reclaimed alloy.
