Plastic caps can be made from primary plastic, masterbatch or other conventional plastic are no stranger. However, many recycling plastic programs of cities across the United States still do not accept these types of covers. Although they all come with boxes or bottle bodies attached. What is the reason why they are regulated like this and the problems caused in the plastic cap and lid recycling process are explained in the following article.

Plastic caps, boxes and lids are manufactured from masterbatch and what else?

“More and more products are being made from recycled plastic nowadays.” Signe Gilson – CleanScapes’s waste distribution manage in Seattle – West Coast’s solid waste and recycling collection said. Plastic boxes, lids, bottle caps are made of black masterbatch, PET, LDPE, PP, PS and so on. Every day, there are hundreds of thousands of bottles pouring back into waste treatment factories. So when the types are mixed together, it reduces the value of the material. At the same time, people need to let them go through the classification process, before them into recycling.

Plastic caps and lids are manufactured from masterbatch, PET, LDPE, PP, PS and so on

Recycling plastic covers can be dangerous for anyone?

For shipping, people packed most of plastic bottles. If they are distorted when packaged but not broken because of tight caps, these bottles may also explode when the temperature rises. Plastic lids made from recycling masterbatch or other common plastics can jam recycling equipments at facilities. An angled plastic box, if not properly compressed can also be dangerous for workers.

Recycling plastic covers from masterbatch and other materials can jam processors

This not only happens with plastic products but also with metal lids. Metal covers appear around us from canned food to pet food containers. But they can also jam the processor. Even so, many cities accept them for recycling because the metal lid doesn’t cause any pollution problems anyway. However, to ensure safety with the sharp surface, before collection and recycling, you also need to clean and classify them.

How should caps and lids be recycled?

Some recycling programs accept plastic lids and caps, but only when they are separated and safely packed. However, due to hidden problems, most recyclers will avoid using them completely. Therefore, it is unbelievable but the reality is that consumers are the main source of classification quickly. Most users are required to classify garbage before bringing them to the processing point.
If the bottle cap is made of environmentally friendly masterbatch but is not recycled, it is a waste of effort by both the manufacturers and the users. We are living in the era of reducing waste as much as possible. Therefore, it is very important to be aware of plastic products from recycable masterbatch or non-recyclable types.

Classification of products from recycling masterbatch and non-recycable ones is important

In addition, buying in larger quantities is also a way to limit the littering activity. This means that there are less caps to process. For examples, at the big event, you can buy water by barrels and guests can use cups produced for recycling. Thus, each of our actions will contribute to reduce global waste as well as saving materials and use plastic in a civilized way!