Recycled PET flakes are small pieces of PET plastic made from plastic bottles, containers, etc. through a series of steps including shredding, washing, and drying.
Recycled PET flakes uses are so wide that they involve the textile, and packaging industry, etc. They hold significant value as they not only reduce costs and improve production efficiency but also contribute to the advancement of circular economic development.
What are recycled PET flakes uses?
making fibers
The recycled PET flakes can be melted and spun into polyester fibers, which possess characteristics such as durability, insulation, and resistance to wear.
Polyester fibers are the core materials of many textile products, such as clothing, curtains, carpets, and so on.
Making packaging containers
Consumer-post PET bottles can be made into new plastic packaging materials through recycling processes. They are commonly remolded into plastic drink bottles, sauce containers, lunch boxes, etc.
making furniture production
Due to features of durability, PET plastics can be recycled and molded into various forms, which are good materials for furniture production, like chairs, toys, tables, and so on.
producing strapping Materials
It is made by extrusion and unidirectional stretching with PET as the main raw material, which can be used to produce polyester packaging straps. It is a new type of environmentally friendly packaging material that can replace steel wire and heavy-duty PP.
how to effectively recycle PET into flakes?
The recycling processes are classified into 5 steps: Sorting, label removing, crushing, washing, and drying.
- Sorting: Empty round bottles and flat bottles should be separated for maximum efficiency.
- Label removing:
- De-label remover removes labels from bottles, to ensure purity.
- Capacity: 800~300kg/h
- Crushing:
- The Shuliy plastic crusher cut bottles into small flakes at the speed of 300~5000kg/h.
- Blades material: 60Si2Mn
- Washing:
- The friction washing machine, sink float separation tank, and hot washing tank cooperate to deeply wash and remove impurities.
- Capacity: 400~600kg/h
- Drying: The horizontal drying machine dewaters recycled PET flakes for storage. If you have a larger production volume, you can add a drying tube and a wind separator as drying equipment.
Who is suitable for purchasing PET recycling machines?
If you are involved in PET recycling, plastic bottle production, textile production, or other PET-related fields, consider purchasing Shuliy’s PET recycling machines for high efficiency, quality, and attentive service.
Our PET recycling machines can be customized based on your production needs and recycling various plastics not only PET bottles but also beer bottles, etc. If you have questions about recycled PET flakes uses and making methods, please feel free to contact us.
