Recycling plastic
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Weston Super Mare, Somerset.
Posts: 14,102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Recycling plastic
Can unwanted plastic be recycled and used to make things like flat panels?
If it can is it a super complicated process?
Cheers, David
PS. Not something I am planning to do in the back garden btw
If it can is it a super complicated process?
Cheers, David
PS. Not something I am planning to do in the back garden btw
#2
Depends on the plastic. There are 1000s of different compositions of plastic, each requiring different processes to "re-cycle" them into something useful (and each different composition will break down into something different from the other compoisitions). The majority take a huge amount of energy to break them down.
#5
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Weston Super Mare, Somerset.
Posts: 14,102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks very much for replies chaps. All useful information.
I am doing a little research on whether it is feasible to manufacture recycled plastic into strongish panels that could be used to provide temporary housing in overseas disasters like flooding and earthquakes. Not super expensive, light weight (relatively) and very quickly assembled.
dl
I am doing a little research on whether it is feasible to manufacture recycled plastic into strongish panels that could be used to provide temporary housing in overseas disasters like flooding and earthquakes. Not super expensive, light weight (relatively) and very quickly assembled.
dl
#6
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (2)
PVC frames from double glazing units can be chipped and remoulded for rigid sheds, but its quite dense, so weight would be problem, but pack size would be low.
No idea what those garden sheds and wendy houses are made from, but they are blown moulds for rigidity but are bulky.
No idea what those garden sheds and wendy houses are made from, but they are blown moulds for rigidity but are bulky.
#7
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Weston Super Mare, Somerset.
Posts: 14,102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
PVC frames from double glazing units can be chipped and remoulded for rigid sheds, but its quite dense, so weight would be problem, but pack size would be low.
No idea what those garden sheds and wendy houses are made from, but they are blown moulds for rigidity but are bulky.
No idea what those garden sheds and wendy houses are made from, but they are blown moulds for rigidity but are bulky.
But I reckon you could get enough panels for a couple of small shelters on a cart? Or several dozen on a truck.
Depending on rigidify the thought would be to have hollow panels and when locked together in situ the middle of the panels would just have sand/earth tipped in for warmth and weight to keep the whole thing stable and in place. dl
Trending Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
28
28 December 2015 11:07 PM
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
12
18 November 2015 07:03 AM