Plastics Reprocessing

Our core service is the reprocessing of rigid plastics. It is possible to segregate plastics by various means, based on their density, as well as other properties. We take post consumer and post production plastics and turn it into high quality regrind for reuse in industry.

The process is quite simple in theory. Its how we do it that is special.

  • First of all we take out any remaining contamination such as wood and metal.
  • We then grind plastic down to manageable pieces.
  • This is then put through a series of cyclones and water baths to sort and separate the different types of plastics.
  • Finally, we regrind the plastic and put it into bags of approximately one tonne ready for sale.
  • The resulting material is then sold to be re used in manufacturing.

The process we use can be classed as an upgrading process - turning a waste product into a material available for reuse.

The whole process has a closed water and dust treatment and utilises only bio-degradable additives so is kind to the environment itself.

Input Material

We are always prepared to help you recycle quantities of plastics whatever type they may be. However, if you have rigid plastic to dispose of, we would love to hear from you.

Of course every case is different and you may not be sure of what types of plastics you have available. To help you, we have a customer enquiry form where you can upload a picture of the plastics you have along with your details and one of our plastics experts will contact you. If your waste product is free of contamination and of a decent quantity, we may be able to pay you for your waste plastic.

We are able to reprocess various types of rigid plastics including:

Polypropylene PP Car bumpers
Containers
Speakers
Packaging
Polyethylene PE Toys
Chemical drums
Wheeled bins
Garden furniture
Polystyrene PS Down piping
Computer/TV housings
Automotive parts
Appliances
Acrylnitril-butadien-styrene ABS Computer/TV housings
Telephones
Automotive parts
LEGO!

Output Material

Our plastics reprocessing facilities generate a high quality regrind for sale. The regrind is a multicoloured "jazz" of different kinds of plastics.

We offer:

  • PET/PE mix
  • HDPE
  • PS
  • ABS

For a sample bag of our material, please email info@imperialrecycling.co.uk with your request.