With the advancement of processing technology and production equipment, thermoplastic/thermosetting plastic products made from plastic materials and processed through different production techniques such as hollow forming are increasingly applied in various aspects of production and life. In different industries such as light industry machinery, agriculture, forestry, and transportation, plastic products have a wide range of applications.
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??However, since plastic products are high molecular polymers, how to handle discarded plastic products has become a perplexing issue. Simple landfill treatment makes it difficult for plastic products to decompose, and it can also pollute the soil environment. If incineration is used, the additives added during the plastic production process can produce toxic and harmful gases, polluting the air.
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??It is understood that the emergence and development of the recycled plastic industry is expected to solve the pollution problem caused by plastic products. In recent years, people have become increasingly concerned about the quality of the living environment, and public awareness of environmental protection has been continuously enhanced. Coupled with the rise in crude oil prices, which has driven up the price of plastic raw materials, the clean and environmentally friendly recycled plastic industry has gained a good development opportunity. Industry experts have introduced that through technological innovation and industrial structure adjustment, China's recycled plastic industry has made significant progress and is developing towards high quality, diverse varieties, and high technology.
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??Although the prospects for China's recycled plastic industry are promising, it still faces many problems in the actual development process. On the one hand, due to the wide sources of recycled plastics, their quality varies greatly, and the performance differences between batches are also significant, leading to relatively low stability in the quality of recycled plastics. On the other hand, the cost required for recycled plastics is relatively high, with prices exceeding those of virgin plastics. Furthermore, from the current overall situation of the recycled plastic industry, domestic waste plastic recycling enterprises are still mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, and the industry concentration is relatively dispersed. Since the recycling and reuse of waste plastics is a complex process that requires high technical standards, the domestic recycled plastic industry still mainly relies on physical recycling, which undoubtedly hinders the development process of the entire industry to some extent.
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??Experts believe that against the backdrop of vigorously promoting a circular economy, implementing traditional industrial reforms, and advancing environmentally friendly sustainable development, although there are still various problems in the domestic recycled plastic industry that need to be addressed, the development prospects of the recycled plastic industry remain bright. Domestic plastic industry enterprises should seize the opportunity to develop recycled plastic production projects and promote green development in the industry.