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Question by Responsible Plastics: Is anyone looking for recycled / green injection molded products?
Responsible Plastics molds green and recycled plastics and is currently looking for customers trying to kick start sustainability projects. Contact us at www.responsibleplastics.com if interested.

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Answer by SOLHUTEC
Thanks for the post. There are a few companies that do look for this type of PE and molded tanks, carts, spill carts, bollards and safety railings. Contact http://www.graniteenvironmental.com/ they provide a lot of environmental products and may be interested. Good luck!

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Question by qcfx2a: Can recycled PET plastic flakes be remolded via injection molding?
I was wondering if I could recycle my old soda bottles by cleaning them and crushing them into flakes, then melt them and inject the plastic into molds. I’m just not sure about the properties of PET though.

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Answer by The Technical Analyst
Yes, you can. PET is a thermoplastic polymer, so you can grind it and reuse it.

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Question by mtgentry81: Are there companies that do plastic injection molding with recycled plastic?
And is it much more expensive than the normal way?

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Answer by kerry k
Yes, and that depends on what the plastic is.

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