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Plastic scrap & bales
Recycling feedstock for recyclers and flake producers: post-consumer PET bottle bales, washed PET flakes, and post-consumer or post-industrial polyethylene scrap such as natural HDPE bottles and film. Sorting, colour mix and contamination limits are agreed in each offer.
- MaterialsPET bottles and flakes · HDPE · LDPE and LLDPE film
- SourcePost-consumer or post-industrial
- Physical formBales · loose in boxes or big bags · washed flakes · stretch-wrapped pallets
- Parameters agreed per offerColour mix, PVC and other polymers, caps and labels, moisture, foreign matter
Typical properties
| Materials | PET bottles and flakes · HDPE (natural or coloured) · LDPE and LLDPE film |
|---|---|
| Source | Post-consumer (collected) or post-industrial (production scrap) |
| Physical form | Bales · loose in boxes or big bags · washed flakes · stretch-wrapped pallets |
| PET bottle bales | Share of clear, light-blue and coloured bottles; caps, labels and PVC/PETG content; moisture; metal and foreign matter |
| PET flakes | Washed or hot-washed; flake size; PVC, glue and polyolefin content; moisture; colour |
| PE scrap | Natural or coloured; rigid or film; printing; moisture; contamination |
| Packing and loading | Bales, boxes, big bags or pallets; loading per container is stated in each offer |
Scrap quality depends on the collection stream. The governing description is the one agreed in each offer, with photos, a sample or an inspection report where available.
Applications
- Bottle-to-flake washing lines (PET bottle bales)
- rPET pellets, sheet, strapping and polyester fibre (PET flakes)
- Recycled PE pellets and agglomerate
- Non-pressure pipe, bags, crates and moulded goods (PE scrap)
How the material is selected
- Material and source: post-consumer or post-industrial
- Colour mix and bale or flake type
- Contamination limits: PVC, labels, caps, glue, moisture
- Packing and loading per container
- Photos, a sample or an inspection before shipment
Documents with an offer
- SpecDescription and limits agreed for the lot
- PhotosPhotos of the offered material, when available
- ReportInspection or test report, when supplied
- ShippingPacking list and bill of lading for each shipment
Recycling feedstock
Representative photos of the material types, not of a specific lot.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between bottle bales and flakes?
Bales are collected bottles pressed into blocks; the buyer sorts, grinds and washes them. Flakes are bottles that have already been ground, washed and dried, ready for extrusion. The choice depends on your washing capacity.
How is scrap quality described in an offer?
By the material and source, the colour mix, and agreed limits for PVC, labels, caps, glue, moisture and foreign matter. Photos of the lot, a sample or an inspection can be discussed before a first order.
Do you also offer rPET preforms?
On request. Recycled-content preforms are quoted against the neck finish, weight, colour and rPET share you specify.
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Need this material?
Send the material, the colour mix and limits you work with, the quantity and the destination port. We reply with a written offer and photos of the lot where available.