Recycling lines continue to evolve
2 October 2025

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With the world’s governments tightening recycling mandates and brand owners constantly demanding higher-quality materials, the plastics recycling industry is evolving to meet the challenges. Plastics recycling lines are also evolving, driven by advanced technologies that aim to improve efficiency, purity, and scalability, while simultaneously remaining cost effective and reducing environmental impact. Plastics recyclers are now looking carefully at all components of lines, from sorting of waste streams at the front end, size reduction, washing and decontamination stages through to extrusion of a high-quality product.