Mechanical Recycling of Plastics

Plastics have become a concern to everyone as it has become a necessary part of our lives. However, there are also consequences because linear consumption and circular based consumption still needs to be done a lot to reduce the plastic pollution. In this report, plastics type and its production along with its usage is generalized. Effect of plastics on parameters socio-economy and environment are broadened. Existing mechanical mechanism of plastics recycling along with the emerging methods are described. But more innovation is needed on mechanical separation of polymers as there are still some proportion of plastic waste ending in the landfill. From the statistics view, Finland is doing quite well within the European Union territory when it comes to plastics recycling, energy generating via incineration and landfills. An average EU statistic data shows more is needed to be done especially when plastic production outperforms plastic recycling by more than tenfold.