Plast2bCleaned has been mentioned on pages 50 and 51 of the latest issue from Plastics Recycling World. Discover a case study together with BSH using our chemically recycled ABS and the conclusion of the Plast2bCleaned, with a presentation of positive results.
The Plast2bCleaned project investigated recycling of WEEE plastics with flame retardant additives The five-year, EU-funded Plast2bCleaned project has concluded, with results presented at workshop events earlier this year. The project was launched to address the recycling of the common WEEE plastics ABS and high impact PS, which can contain up to 20wt% brominated flame retardants (BFR) and up to 5wt% of the synergist antimony trioxide (ATO). Among the results, it discussed the use of a dissolution process, highlighting the advantages of using a low boiling point, single solvent system and adding suitable separation steps for the effective separation and recovery of the additives. In a programme involving Electrolux, 23 washing machine door frames were produced from material recompounded at Elix Polymers incorporating 30% recycled ABS.
