Compounders take the lead in post-use bumper recycling

Recycling plastics for automotive uses is starting to enter a new phase. Recovery and reprocessing of bumpers looks like it could be the next major success story in closed loop automotive plastics recycling. A few pioneering compounders are leading the way with proprietary separation, cleaning, and...

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Published in:Plastics technology 1996-03, Vol.42 (3), p.27-29
Main Author: Sherman, Lilli Manolis
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobiles
Automobiles, Plastic
Bumpers
Innovations
Plastics
Plastics in automobiles
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Waste management
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Summary:Recycling plastics for automotive uses is starting to enter a new phase. Recovery and reprocessing of bumpers looks like it could be the next major success story in closed loop automotive plastics recycling. A few pioneering compounders are leading the way with proprietary separation, cleaning, and paint removal technologies. At the same time, the American Plastics Council, Washington DC, USA, and the Vehicle Recycling Partnership, which is composed of Detroit, Michigan's Big Three automakers, are sponsoring research and pilot projects to develop comprehensive approaches to recycling from design to disassembly and reuse.
ISSN:0032-1257