Main Contaminations in Post-Consumer Film:

• High quantity of organics

• Presence of different polymers (e.g., multi-layers, PP)

• Multi-layer films often include:

  • Various materials

  • Metallic components

• Preliminary sorting section is required for effective treatment of these films

Common Uses of PE and PP Films:

• PE Films:

  • Widely used in the packaging industry

  • Common household applications:

    • Food wraps

    • Garbage bags

    • Grocery bags

    • Goods packaging

• PP Films:

  • Used as food wraps

  • Used in woven bags

Beier Machinery Film Washing Lines:

• Ensure precise and efficient decontamination of post-consumer films

• Utilize both cold and hot washing systems

• Incorporate advanced and efficient recycling technologies

Final Goal of Film Recycling:

• Maximize valorization of a low-quality starting material (mainly from waste collection)

• Produce high-quality washed flakes

• Enable reuse of flakes:

  • On their own

  • Blended with other materials

  • Suitable for new film blowing applications