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Re: jjsmith post# 71443

Wednesday, 09/29/2010 11:58:52 PM

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:58:52 PM

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REALITY ABOUT FREE HYDROCARBON PLASTIC:

"Unfortunately, 80% of the post industrial and consumer plastic in the United States cannot be sorted and is contaminated with other plastics which render the entire load worthless. You cannot get $0.20/lb for HDPE if it contains contaminates, other plastics, other compounds that alter its properties. Plastic recycling facilities often receive loads of plastic that are PET, or HDPE but are cross contaminated with some other fraction of plastic or contaminate. These cannot be sorted and are sent to landfill. Please see the EPA statistics for plastic recycled in the United States."

here's HDPE and LDPE links to get a ballpark idea what buyers will pay for plastic per pound


"Yes, highly sorted, only one type of plastic with absolutely no contaminates, cleaned, and no additives in the original plastic that altered its properties. Unfortunately, most plastics aren't clean enough and make up 80% of the plastic in the US."

"We take the 80% of the plastic that is not 20 cents/lb. I won't take the plastiC that I have to pay $0.5/lb for. Our plastic is currently costing the municipalities and recyclers $70+ per ton to dispose of in landfill. They can keep the ultra high quality plastic for $0.20/lb."