All we know that plastic straws are not biodegradable. So it becomes a big environmental problem when a lot of plastic straws end up in landfills and pollute the environment. How can we recycle plastic straws and dispose of them properly? Recycling plastic straws is a good solution. Plastic straw shredder machines are the necessary size reduction machines during the whole recycling process.
Why we need to dispose of plastic straws properly?
Most plastic straws are made of polypropylene. So it is harmful if we throw them away directly. For example, plastic straws can be mistaken for food and choke and even kill many marine animals due to marine environment pollution. But luckily polypropylene is a recyclable plastic. So it is quite important to dispose of and recycle them properly.
Plastic straw recycling
There are many environmental-friendly alternative solutions. Recycling plastic straws and turning them into new products is a quite good solution. Plastic straws are small, thin and bend easily. So it is quite possible that they easily fall into cracks and get stuck in recycling machines. Collecting plastic straws in a large polypropylene container can solve this problem during the sorting process and make plastic straws easier to recycle with other polypropylene materials. The whole recycling process is similar to normal PET bottles recycling line and it includes sorting, shredding, cleaning, and melting processes. The final plastic pellets can be used for manufacturing new plastic products.
Our WANROOETECH often receives inquiries from potential customers who request a high capacity shredding machine which can shred plastic straws. We have many shredding options for different customers and cases. Both plastic straw shredder and granulator are available for plastic straw size reduction purpose. Also we are able to organize a recycling line for complete recycling of plastic straws. So contact our WANROOETECH team today to let us know your own size reduction or recycling requirements for plastic straws.
