Go behind the scenes at a PET plastic recycling plant!

In Europe, we buy and throw away billions and billions of plastic bottles every year. But what happens to these bottles once you put them in the recycling bin? Have you ever wondered where they end up?
Watch the full video and go behind the scenes at one of the biggest recycling plants in Europe!
#recycling #plasticrecycling #recyclingplant

[@paps-personal-channel]

What happens to the PET waste that ISN"T recycled? I'm extremely interested in their waste and what can be done with the "undesirable" materials. Thanks for your response. -Eric C

[@prebenjaeger]

Burn them shits

[@kevinthekrazy1320]

Ends up in landfill, gets exported to a less wealthy country for further sorting where much of it just gets burned. Exporting "recycled" plastic is also how plastic ends up in the ocean.

[@IMOR-PUMP]

the wast bottle can be made for recycle pet granules which is FDA approval.

[@inisipisTV]

Good thing about PET is it’s the least toxic and more stable of the plastics type. That’s why they’re use for food container and into your Polyester clothes. It is the most recyclable plastics. As long they are collected and stored properly, they can easily recycled later with minimal degradation.

[@user-zm7qc1qf9e]

Where is this factory located in Europe

[@cartman4885]

It looks like the are receiving a lot more then they can process

[@TropicalOceanCleanup]

Interesting, most say plastic can only be down cycled. Only glass and paper/cardboard is recycled back to same new product, some metals also.

[@jonglewongle3438]

The First World can do closed loop recycling of plastic, but with some plastics more than others. Where it can be done and is done is because the First World has the brains, the investment capital, the advanced technology, and government under-writing. PET is foremost in plastic recycling, but beverage company and petrochemical company resistance to bottle-to-bottle recycling has had to be overcome. But there is beginning to be considerable volumes of post-consumer PET going into beverage container production.

[@TheNakedBard]

Paperboard is usually downcycled too. As fibers break down, they become weaker, so a virgin fiber corrugated box might turn into a cereal box which might turn into newspaper, etc.

[@Dawkinsbulldog]

They also make fleece clothing from it - PET - I understand. I actually came on here to find out how they remove the bottle caps, along with the security band (that stays on the bottle when the cap is removed) but there was no mention of the process, if it takes place, at all. I did notice a lot of blue particles mixed in with the clear plastic at the end of the sorting and shredding process which I'm guessing are the caps. If that's the case, then I can only presume that the caps are also made of PET. If so, then it must be only a recent development, as the advice used to be to remove the caps before placing them in the recycling bin, whereas now they tell you to keep them on, and even have designed the caps to remain attached to the security band.

[@devinparks7150]

@@jonglewongle3438you are talking nonsense

[@ajithvijayan7528]

Any vacancies available for pet bottles recycle production line plant handling , 2years experience in pet hot washing plant head in India working experience

[@nikolamadjarov1304]

Hey! I am really interested in the sorting machine around 2.40min . Is it posible to give me name of it or atleast any information about. Thanks in advance :)

[@dark2ooth]

Probably a Tomra optical sorter.

[@componentmateriarecycleprocess]

😮

[@zekariasamsalu658]

okay mam ,can u tell me how dose this plant is get control , the operation mechanism, Thanks in advance !

[@aussiegrace]

They don’t dose anything!

[@williambonbright8985]

I am very sure recycled plastics can’t be used again for food and drug packaging in the USA.

[@erictrypucko2139]

It can and it does. The problem is alot of times that Vergin plastic is cheaper and 100% pure vs recycled.

[@GREnglish8824]

Bangladesh is the right place for this

[@ethanwang289]

The most competitive and well customized plastic recycling equipment manufactuers are in China...Bangladesh? Never heard about it.

[@grk991]

How much cost to estblish this plant?

[@ethanwang289]

Over one million dollars, or even more...buddy..

[@mentos2139]

Mostacho said... Let me see My money

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Just use glass bottles

[@JohnBillsave]

Iwe still have not got it right.

[@samueloluwashinayoogundana4954]

You guys looking to expand to Nigeria?

[@DanielWSonntag]

Seems very inefficient. That's a lot of work and steps

[@Zollnation]

I was thinking they showed the hoooooman body, since we eat micro plastic daily.

[@feranosgames7988]

But plastic can't be recycled a lot of times. It's much better to reuse the bottles like they do in German

[@bichhainguyen2279]

Hi, could u sent the link

[@bichhainguyen2279]

Thank you

[@feranosgames7988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4KVeIKqpb6cp80

[@feranosgames7988]

Here

[@punchline43]

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[@navneetsingh8171]

Hi

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

Plastic is worse quality every cycle unless it is recycled with depolymerization, which is not what is done here.

[@vaibhavtholiya3096]

What do you mean by that ...can u please explain?

[@RogowskiBubba0864]

Our ancestors had a fine life without PET bottles, unneccessary globalwarming, why can't we?

[@chasman9662]

They chopped down trees to burn in their homes for heat. Ceilings were mayby 2 m (6 ft) high to conserve heat. Took an hour to ride the buggy into town via horse drawn carriage. Things are different and we like our bottles. They're cheap, easy to make and don't break during transport to your store. The list goes on...

[@user-xr2pm3bp4q]

Third lv lol😅

[@MichaelRada-INDUSTRY50]

The question is WHY THE BOTTLE IS NOT USED AGAIN instead of wasting it after just one of single use

[@navneetsingh8171]

For making fiber from bottle flakes

[@feranosgames7988]

It doesnt make sense

[@Diftavlog]

Chemical substances would contaminated the inside bottle. Thats why the used pet bottle must be recycled to decontaminated the chemical substances and only be used 1 times.

[@andreapicci8410]

Are you joking??? For hygienical reasons. Wouldn't you tell us you agree the stupid and absurd proposal of EU normatives.

[@MichaelRada-INDUSTRY50]

@@andreapicci8410 Dear Andrea, thank you for your comment. May I ask you how many times can a glass bottle be used not to face "hygienic reasons"? If there are any with Plastic bottles, how it is possible that these do not occur already when the bottle is filled for the first time?

[@hansnelsen3960]

then they make more pet bottles that can find their way into nature. right.

[@leodalkey651]

Everyone knows that high quality pet plastics anyone likes. You can sell them anywhere. But what about the hard plastics that are used in electronics? "Well we can assure you we dont send the stuff by the drove to third world Africa so it can be melted down for its scrap copper and it's blood disorders. Har har no I'm glad you guys are doing something productive.

[@TheNofaceguy]

What's up with comments here being cringe and like from typical Facebook user who's over 35 years old

[@christinacolon955]

Nope. Nope. Nope. Lies and propaganda.

[@RealClanth]

Nope. Nope. Nope. Comments in the youtube are all fake and propaganda.

[@hansnelsen3960]

I do not buy those bottles. And you should not either.

[@ROGER2095]

I'm a free man, Kid. Don't tell me what I should or should not buy with my earnings.

[@erictrypucko2139]

Easier said than done.

[@hansnelsen3960]

@@erictrypucko2139 Truly, I see people buying grocery carts full of these water bottles. I don't believe for one second that they have to do this. They are simply ignorant, or don't give a damn.

[@mighebraga5098]

Yeah man, good job. What is the alternative you're proposing?

[@hansnelsen3960]

In your kitchen there is a thing where water come out. If you don't have one, ask your friends. If you bought one of those bottles, or some other type, you can put water in it. Take that bottle with you where ever you go. When its worn out, get another one. Kidding you, my friend. I hope you don't mind. I'm so glad you take an interest in the planet and how to live with a small foot print. @@mighebraga5098