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types of plastics

Mar 28, 20261 min read

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ABS Plastic
polyethylene (PE)
polypropylene (PP)
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Vitrimers


Common polymers such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), ABS Plastic, PC and PS are already recyling at scale.

Compatibility of different plastics in the recycling process


For example, PET becomes brittle and yellow when it is blended with a small concentration of PVC, which both have a density of about 1.4 g/cm3


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