HDPE & PP Postconsumer Resins A Successful Wave to Ride PEDRO N. MORALES, KW PLASTICS DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING Sources: American Chemistry Council American Society of Testing & Materials Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) Keller & Heckman, LLP
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HDPE & PP Postconsumer Resins A Successful Wave to Ride
PEDRO N. MORALES, KW PLASTICS DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING
Sources: American Chemistry Council American Society of Testing & Materials Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) Keller & Heckman, LLP
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Definition – Reprocessed or Recycled; PIR or PCR
2. PCR Feed Stocks
3. Typical Applications – Established & Developing
4. A perspective on KW as an example of a leading Postconsumer Resin Producer
REPROCESSED or RECYCLED; PIR or PCR
Thermoplastics prepared from scrap or reject parts or non-uniform virgin plastic.”
• Post industrial material
• Reworked plastic
• Owner of material never changed
“ Material that has been used for its intended use and is subject to disposal.”
• Must be diverted from the solid waste stream
• Collected through an established recycling program
• Owner of plastic changed
HDPE (#2) RECYCLING RATE, MM LBS. 2013 Bottles: 1,045,400,000 lbs. or 31.6% or virgin HDPE consumption (for bottle production)
PP (#5) RECYCLING RATE, MM LBS. 2013 Bottles: 62,000,000 lbs. or 31.8% of virgin PP consumption (for bottle production)
yogurt / butter/ sour cream
tubs
PP take-out containers
PP
cups
Corrugated PP (yard,
advertising, etc. signage)
Tidy Cats®
litter buckets
Arizona Tea®
bottles
Hot fill bottles (ketchup, syrup)
Tupperware® / Gladware® etc.
storage containers
Markets & Applications for HDPE & PP PCR
KW Plastics
PCR TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
KWR621 FDA
PROPERTY
REGULATORY
Copolymer Polypropylene Post-Consumer Resin
Injection Molding
Melt Flow ASTM-D1238 10.0 g/10 minutes
Specific Gravity ASTM-D792 0.915 g/ml
Elongation at Yield ASTM-D638 10 %
Tensile Yield Strength ASTM-D638 3,900 psi
Flexural Modulus ASTM-D790 175,000 psi
Notched Izod Impact ASTM-D256 1.4 ft-lb/inch
CONEG Compliant <100 ppm total
REACH / SVHC Compliant
FDA NOL
Health Canada NOL
NOTE: While this information is presented in good faith and believed to be accurate, KW does not guarantee satisfactory r esults from
reliance upon such information and disclaims all liability for any loss or damage arising out of its use. No information contained her ein
is to be construed as a recommendation to use this product in conflict with any patent.
ISO 9001: 2008 registered, ISO/ IEC 17025: 2005 accredited laboratories, C.O.A. on every lot.
CHARACTERISTICS
KW PLASTICS IS THE INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE RECYCLING.
QUALITY
Good impact resistance. Available as mixed color. Food grade PP, in compliance with FDA NOL
suitable for use in the fabrication of disposable food service items, such as disposable cutlery,
soup containers, and hot and cold drink cups an d the manufacture of reusable crates or pallets
for holding relatively large quantities of fresh, unwrapped product and shelled eggs under room
temperature and below (Conditions of Use C-G ) in levels up to 100% content.