Recycling of Polypropylene
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Abstract
Polypropylene, abbreviated as
PP,
is
a
recyclable
thermoplastic polymer widely
used in many different
products. PP has a wide range
of uses, including: Carpet
fibers,
Bags,
Housewares,Rope, Labeling
Reusable
containers,
Automotive components. The
recycling process for PP
involves five steps namely
collection, sorting, cleaning,
reprocessing by melting and
producing new products from
recycled PP.
Best Practices in Polymers
Recycling
Global Production of Polymers, and main
producing countries
PP can be recycled back into many
items including:
- Fibers for clothing, Industrial fibers..
- Garden rakes, storage bins,
shipping pallets, sheeting, trays.
- Automobile applications, such as
battery cases, signal lights, battery
cables, brooms and brushes, ice
scrapers, oil funnels, and bicycle
racks and.
- Speed humps.
Recycling In Kuwait
Year
Plastics waste (can
be recycled )
(ton/year) in Kuwait
2012
113,930
2025
300,961
2040
432,963
21 percent of solid waste are
recycled. A 2014 study
showed that 76 percent can
be recycled. Price for recycle
ton is 750 $ in recycle and
the new polypropylene ton is
1250 $ that could be saved
from 500 $ for every recycle
ton.
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will remain the most effective method to
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