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Pelletizing
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A process for producing a uniform particle size of virgin or recycled plastic resins. Molten polymer from an extruder is forced through a die to form multiple strands of resin (similar to the ...
Phthalate ester (o-phthalic ester)
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Any of a large class of plasticizers produced byt he direct action of alcohols on phthalic anhydride. The phthalates are the most widely used of all plasticizers and are generally characterised by ...
Plastic
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(1) One of many high-polymeric substances, including both natural and synthetic products, but excluding the rubbers. At some stage in its manufacture, every plastic is capable of flowing, under heat ...
Plastic bottle
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A rigid container that is designed with a neck that is narrower than the body, normally used to hold liquids and emptied by pouring. (How To Develop a Viable post-consumer plastic Handling Business, ...
Plastic film
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A thin flexible sheet that only holds a particular shape when supported. (How To Develop a Viable post-consumer plastic Handling Business, 1993).
Recovery
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The process of obtaining materials or energy resources from solid waste. (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, 245.101).
Recycling
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The series of activities by which discarded materials are collected, sorted, processed and converted into raw materials and used in the production of new products.
