Salvaging waste polyethylene 3

[berkshire]

I have been given the task of seeing if Router shavings from aluminum composite panels can be recycled.
The shavings consist of 75% polyethylene, 24% aluminum, 1% paint, they are removed from the router by a vacuum extraction system.
We have been dumping these shavings in the land fill because our scrap metal merchant will not take them.
Can this material be melted and filtered to remove the contaminates, and if so is it usable for low grade molding?
B.E.

 

[berkshire]

Gentlemen,
I thought I would let you know how this turned out. We were able to find a recycler through the CALMAX site recommended by Solar Dave.
We now have a person who comes once per week and drops off an empty container about 2 metres cubed and picks up one full of shavings.
They are not paying us anything for the shavings, however we are also not, paying, to have them dumped, so there is a saving there.
B.E.

 

[HDS]

BERKSHIRE

THANK YOU!!

It is like the parable of the 10 lepers here. So many people come asking for help and so few close the loop by saying what worked.

 

[berkshire]

HDS (Mechanical)
Your welcome.
B.E.

 

[Pud]

10/10 - result!!

Cheers for the (very rare!) "end of story" feedback.


Harry