Recycle Acrylic Sheets

Acrylic is a useful clear plastic that resembles glass but has properties that make it superior to glass in many ways.

Recycle acrylic sheets. Acrylic plastic is not easily recycled and is therefore not collected for recycling in many countries. It is possible to recover the monomer from pmma scrap by depolymerization. This normally involves subjecting the resin to pyrolysis. This is where we take plastic film and sheet materials and it s put to a new use for a new application.

Pmma has been successfully depolymerized by contacting with molten lead resulting in mma with a purity more than 98. At plastic expert we are proud to be one of the few specialist centres in the uk offering acrylic recycling. Acrylic plastics are not easily biodegradable. Common brands of high grade acrylic include polycast lucite and plexiglass.

The world s first and only 100 recycled acrylic green cast made by madreperla is the world s first and only 100 recycled cast acrylic sheet. Some acrylic plastics could be highly flammable. Designated as a group 7 plastic many recycling companies do not have the facilities or expertise to recycle acrylics. This is where segregated materials are ground up into flake re pelletized and then re processed into a finished product.

Pmma the key type of acrylic can be recycled in several ways. Although acrylic can be recycled it requires specialist handling and equipment. Scrap acrylic is an industrial waste not only having a significant impact on the environment but also on the cost of production of acrylic sheets.