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Recycle Right: Sustainable Packaging Tips for Smart Businesses
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As businesses increasingly prioritize sustainability, proper packaging disposal becomes crucial. This article explores how to recycle common packaging materials like bubble wrap, stretch film, and polyethylene foam. Doverco takes pride in making sustainability and waste savings our top priority when helping customers find their perfect packaging supply or packaging machinery. Here’s why we believe it is important to inform businesses of all the smart packaging tips our 70 years of expertise have given us.
The Green Processing Company Inc. notably states the economic and environmental gains of adopting sustainable practices for companies that use frequent quantities of packaging. ”The benefits of using and recycling recyclable packaging are considerable as they save raw materials, manufacturing energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Having the ability to recycle packaging has also allowed our society to create economic activity and new industrial infrastructure around it.”[Green Processing Company]
Bubble wrap Recycling:
”Every time we move, send, or receive something, bubble wrap shows up. And bubble wrap products are rapidly finding their way into our homes (and waste streams) as customer demand for online shopping rises. But you should consider whether bubble wrap is recyclable before tossing out your bubble mailers or paddings”. [Recycle From Home] While bubble wrap is a fantastic protector, it doesn't have to end up in a landfill. After reusing it internally, recycle it at your local recycling center. Ensure it's clean and free from tape for optimal recycling.
Stretch Film Recycling:
Stretch film, often a major contributor to packaging waste, is recyclable but requires special handling. Unlike shrink film, which can be processed at single-stream recycling centers, stretch film must be treated differently to prevent it from ending up in landfills, as most centers lack the infrastructure for recycling flexible packaging. Compact it for easier processing, and ensure it's clean, as clean film is essential for effective recycling.
Here are the steps to properly recycle your stretch film:
Bale: Use a stretch film baler to compress and sort your used film.
*Bale: machine designed to compress and pack used or waste pallet stretch films into compact and manageable bundles.
Send for Recycling: Partner with a stretch film recycling company.
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Regeneration: The film is cleaned, sorted, and turned into recycled plastic pellets.
“Stretch film recycling companies are more than happy to collect and recycle your film for this process. In fact, some companies will actually take your properly sorted and baled used stretch film and pay you for it. Companies who offer this service will require that you have a specific volume of presorted and baled stretch film before they pick it up. These volumes vary from vendor to vendor.” [Industrial Packaging]
Polyethylene Foam Recycling:
Polyethylene is the most widely used plastic, with an annual global production of approximately 80 million tons. It is primarily utilized in packaging, such as plastic bags, films, containers and bottles. In cushioning and protecting products, polyethylene foam is also recyclable. Clean and dry the foam before sending it to your local recycling center. Check for specific guidelines to ensure proper disposal.
“Many companies today can offer Polyethylene foam recycling solutions. The method of EPE recycling is relatively simple. In fact, hot melting is the easiest first step to recycle EPE. The recycled EPE can be used to granulate PE pellets. The hot melt machine can be used to achieve melted EPE.” [Greenmax Intco Recycling]
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