Is Plastic Shrink Wrap Recyclable?
What is shrink film?
Shrink Film is a plastic packaging material that shrinks tightly when subjected to heat and wraps around the item being packaged. It is usually made of polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and other materials.
Shrink film is widely used in the packaging of various commodities, such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, electronic products, cosmetics, etc. It can provide good protection, sealing and display effects.
Shrink wrap recycling
The answer to ‘ Is plastic shrink wrap recycling’ is yes.
Thorough cleaning is important for shrink wrap. Shrink film may become contaminated with various contaminants such as grease, dust, food residue, etc. during use. If not thoroughly cleaned before recycling, these contaminants will adversely affect the purity and quality of the recycled plastic. Therefore, the cleaning step is crucial in the recycling process of shrink wraps and effective measures must be taken to completely remove these impurities.
Recommend machines for shrink film recycling
To meet the challenges of shrink wrap recycling, Shuliy has developed a range of flexible and efficient recycling equipment that can provide the most suitable treatment for different types of shrink film. These include washers, slitter pelletizers, water ring cut pelletizers, and shredders with efficient film cutting designs.
Our shredders are equipped with a highly efficient film-cutting design that ensures strong cutting power while maintaining a gentle shredding process. This design protects the quality of the shrink film by preventing overheating and avoiding degradation of the material due to uneven heating during the cutting process.
Pelletizing is the ultimate goal, and Shuliy offers both Stretch Pelletizing and Water Ring Cut Pelletizing.
Strip pelletizing: uniform heating and stretching of the film to produce high quality recycled pellets.
Water ring cutting granulation: Plastic in its molten state is quickly cut into pellets and molded by cooling water to cool it down quickly.
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