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In-house Recycling and Post Consumer Plastics Shredding
Plastic is a versatile material. Its properties range from tough polymer structures to highly rigid high-tech products. Efficient shredding requires a great deal of experience and expertise.
In-house Recycling and Post Consumer Plastics Shredding In-house Recycling and Post Consumer Plastics Shredding In-house Recycling and Post Consumer Plastics Shredding
With many thousands of plastic shredders delivered, there are hardly any applications that we have not already implemented. These include classic items such as start-up chunks, crates, pallets, pipes, containers, molded parts and post-consumer waste such as PET bottles or packaging. But also particularly tear-resistant materials such as rubber, fibers and films, aramid, Kevlar or carbon.
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WEIMA plastic shredders are extremely flexible and offer different rotor types, rotor geometries and cutting tools. This enables them to properly shred a wide range of thermoplastics such as PE, PP, PVC, PS, PU and PET as well as thermosets and elastomers. Even large-volume hollow bodies, long pipes, massive start-up lumps and other production waste are processed effortlessly.
With over 40 years of experience in the plastics industry, WEIMA shredders can also handle complex materials such as PET bottles, textile fibers, films, insulating materials, floor coverings, crates and containers. Thanks to their performance and flexibility, they help to efficiently shred production waste and reintroduce it into the production cycle. In this way, companies save costs, reduce disposal costs and work more sustainably at the same time.
Advantages of WEIMA plastic shredding
Plastic shredders from WEIMA reduce both disposal costs and the need for expensive new raw materials. By reusing the shredded materials, companies can make their production processes more efficient and sustainable. The powerful, robust and durable WEIMA shredders are ideal for recycling a wide range of plastics.
Eline Stiphout from Stiphout Plastics in front of her shredder
Plastic recycling solutions from WEIMA
Practical examples of successful plastic processing with WEIMA shredders.
“With the high volumes of plastic waste in the world, particularly sustainable disposal concepts are needed. And shredding is the basis for this.”
Gunter Schippers
Business Development | Plastic at WEIMA
Customer applications and examples
From the plastic industry
In-house recycling solutions
In-house recycling means that waste from production is reused within the company. This saves disposal costs and expensive raw materials. Waste is usually produced during injection molding, when changing materials or in the case of faulty batches. WEIMA offers shredders and granulators. These devices efficiently shred the waste and prepare it for reuse.
Recycling saves money, shortens delivery times and reduces dependence on external plants. WEIMA helps companies to make better use of their resources and work in a more environmentally friendly way.
HDPE pipe in the plastic recycling loop
Post-consumer plastics recycling
We define post-consumer waste as plastic waste from private use. This includes packaging such as yoghurt pots, PET bottles, bags, films, containers, tubes, toys, labels, fibers and textiles. The increase in global consumption is also increasing the amount of plastic waste. Instead of disposing of this in our oceans or landfill, WEIMA shredders are helping to promote alternative solutions. Together with our partners, we develop single or multi-stage processing concepts to sustainably optimize the plastic lifecycle.
Post-consumer plastic after shredding with a WEIMA shredder at Stiphout Plastics
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Wide range of applications for plastic shredders
WEIMA shredders are extremely versatile and can be used for a wide range of plastics. Whether recycling PE film, post-consumer waste or HDPE pipes, WEIMA machines are suitable for a wide range of applications. Thanks to innovative technology and adaptable solutions, even complex materials that are processed under high pressure can be efficiently shredded and recycled.
Post-consumer packaging films
40%
Did you know?
Around 40% of end consumer plastic waste is recycled in Germany.
Source: Producer association Plastics
Europe Germany e.V.
Europe Germany e.V.
Sustainability and resource conservation
Shredding plastic waste significantly reduces the use of fossil raw materials. WEIMA supports companies in increasing their resource efficiency and optimizing the entire life cycle of plastics. The environmentally friendly processing of plastics contributes to a sustainable circular economy and reduces CO₂ emissions at the same time.
Secondary fuel (RDF) from pulper rejects
Direct return to the production chain
Plastic waste generated during production is becoming increasingly valuable. As a secondary raw material, it can be fed directly back into the production cycle. The first step in this process is the shredding of production waste such as start-up lumps or rejects. WEIMA works closely with customers to find the right solution for a wide range of plastics. In this way, we ensure that even materials that are difficult to process are shredded into high-quality regrind.
Post-consumer plastic before recycling
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Success stories
What our customers think
Large Containers, Small Footprint: IBC Container Recycling at Dansk Emballage in Denmark
The Danish company Dansk Emballage, Vamdrup, specializes in the collection and reprocessing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC). The containers are sorted, washed, and recycled on-site. A significant role in this process is played by a W5.18 single-shaft shredder.
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Double WEIMA power at Remondis in Sweden
At the Remondis site in Röstanga, Sweden, HDPE pipes and other plastic waste from production are transformed into new raw materials using a WEIMA PowerLine 2500 shredder and a subsequent washing plant. Just 50 km away, a WEIMA S7.20 single-shaft shredder reduces large and heavy PE chunks in a Remondis recycling plant in Staffanstorp.
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LDPE film recycling with WEIMA shredder at RKW in Belgium
RKW produces a wide range of polyethylene films (LDPE films). At the Hoogstraten site in Belgium, the company has recently started using a WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder and primarily shreds LDPE film waste from production as well as externally purchased film.
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Plastic Recycling, Inc. Transforms Plastic Purge with WEIMA Shredder
From the southeastern U.S. to the heartland of Indiana, Plastic Recycling, Inc. remains committed to their mission of recycling plastics and transforming them into something new and valuable. With the WEIMA shredder as their trusted partner, they’re writing a story of progress, resilience, and a better world for generations to come.
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Shredder quartet for Aufderhaar Kunststof Recycling in the Netherlands
For the processing of post-consumer waste (PE) and flower pots (PP), four large WEIMA shredders are used for secondary shredding at the Veolia Nederland subsidiary Aufderhaar Kunststof Recycling in Vroomshoop. The regranulate produced in this way is then reused for the production of packaging materials.
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doTERRA Utilizes WEIMA Shredder to Reduce Waste and Increase Profit
Utah-based essential oils and wellness company, doTERRA, is utilizing a WEIMA WL 6 single-shaft shredder to shred plastic barrels for further recycling! These sustainability efforts align with the company’s goals and increase profitability.
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Plastic Scrap Reimagined at EcoFib
EcoFib is a plastic recycler located in Drummondville, Canada. The company processes a variety of plastic scrap including post-industrial film waste, transforming it into plastic pellets that can be made into new products.
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The future needs experts – plastics recycling in Romania
The Romanian recycling business Expert Recycling uses a W5.18 single-shaft shredder from WEIMA for processing PET, PP, PS, PE, DHPE and PELD material streams. With its help, the company produces high-quality regranulates, films, and waste bags.
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Polymers Processors boost Australia’s plastic recycling capacities
With the help of a flagship WEIMA PowerLine single-shaft shredder, Polymer Processors in Melbourne has successfully commissioned stage one of their plant upgrade. This adds thousands of tons of plastic recycling capacity to Australia.
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Doubling Down on Plastics Recycling
Butler-MacDonald, Inc. is an American plastics recycling specialist which takes great pride in processing hard-to-handle plastic scrap from various sources, including post-industrial and post-consumer waste streams.
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Pool Covers Without Waste
Closed Loop Production at Plastipack: A WEIMA four-shaft shredder and a granulator recycle inhouse plastic pool cover production scrap in England. Find out why it is surprisingly quiet in Plastipack’s shop.
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More autonomy through clothes hanger recycling: Plásticos Ojara in Colombia
More autonomy thanks to a WEIMA WLK 4 shredder: In the manufacturing of clothes hangers, the Colombian company Plásticos Ojara benefits from the advantages of internal recycling: Reduced purchase of raw materials, lower costs for intralogistics, lower disposal costs, cleaner store floor.
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Ghost(net)buster in the Netherlands
Marcel Alberts has declared war on so-called Ghost Nets – left-over, floating fishing nets and ropes that pollute the world’s oceans. Using state-of-the-art technology for plastics recycling, the aim of his Dutch company Healix is to turn this linear waste into a product on site and create a circular economy. At the forefront of the process chain is a WEIMA W5.22 single-shaft shredder.
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Sustainable Composite Decking with Fiberon
Repurposing plastic waste where it’s created can provide a new income stream for businesses while eliminating the need to ship waste materials across the ocean. Fiberon has embraced this process, proving that being attentive to the environment does not always have to be a financial burden.
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Plastic Boxes – Round 2
The duo of a WEIMA W5.14 shredder and New Herbold granulator get defective plastic boxes ready for the next job.
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Super recycling in Romania – annual turnover doubled despite pandemic
Romanian recycling company SuperBon uses a primary shredder and two secondary shredders for its production of plastic recyclates before selling the raw material worldwide.
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Recycling is for the bin
This is where the cycle begins. At the Swedish company Veolia Recycling Plastics Sweden AB, waste bins, HDPE pipes and other contaminated hard plastic waste are turned into new raw material with the help of a WEIMA PowerLine 2500 shredder and downstream wash line.
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Kayaks on the recycling wave
In Exeter, UK, Devon Contract Waste recycles a wide variety of hard plastics. This includes not-so-everyday items such as fuel tanks, kayaks and road cones. The central component of the recycling plant is a WEIMA WLK 1500 single-shaft shredder.
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A Second Life For Lifesavers
Not all plastics are the same. Some materials pose greater challenges for recycling companies. WEIMA, the shredding specialist from Ilsfeld, has the perfect solutions for this. With two WEIMA WLK 15 Jumbo single-shaft shredders, Inoplast Kunststoff GmbH will in future be able to shred even the most technically demanding source material for the recycling process.
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New for old – the film cycle
For a year now, the company is capable of producing its own PE granulate from film scrap by using the…
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Shredding at sea
The 368 m long and 40 m wide ship has been in operation since 1998. A striking characteristic of the…
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PE-Recycling at its very best
Since the beginning of this year, production waste that accumulates has been shredded and recycled with a powerful 160 kW…
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WEIMA and Gamma Meccanica join forces in Plastics Recycling
One of those manufacturers is Gamma Meccanica. WEIMA and Gamma Meccanica have more than 50 years of combined innovation, experience,…
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Plastics Recycler Increases Capacity with WEIMA Shredder
A WEIMA WL(K) 15 shredder was installed at the front of the recycling line from the beginning. It wasn’t until…
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IBC container shredding in Manchester
Industrial Bulk Containers (IBCs) are used mainly in the chemical, food and pharmaceutics industries. Recon Packaging with over 35 years…
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From very big to very small
Graf Plastics GmbH, at its Teningen plant (fig. 1) manufactures its large-volume Carat underground tanks (fig. 2) for rainwater utilization.
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Energy from old carpets
The medium-sized family business in southern England can look back on 35 years of company history. It has always concentrated…
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