Many
people assume that box handles are made of new plastic; however, these handles
are perhaps one of the largest consumption areas of recycled plastic.
One
of the important things to remember about these handles is that they come in
all sizes and qualities. While all box handles might look similar to
laypersons, the materials used in the manufacture of these handles could be
mixed in any ratio. The decision to use a specific mix depends upon the several
factors such as cost of the run, the total budget of the client and the mix of
plastic available for the job. However, since all mixes are easy to identify, a
client could get their money’s worth when they opt for a particular type of box
handles.
A
lot of box handles are made of thermosetting plastics
because of these plastics are easy to work with and require no special skills. In
many cases, thermoplastics are also easy to recycle because all it takes is the
high pressure and heat of the process for the reuse of these plastics. Thus, these plastics could b recycles a couple
of times without any issue.
A
major aspect of the recycle process is the loss of some volume of plastic at
every iteration of the process. This is considered normal because a certain portion
of the plastic collected from recycling station is not fit for use in the
process.
The
discrepancy in the required volume and the available volume of plastic is
generally made up with the addition of fresh plastic. This means that there is
no such thing as a plastic product made of 100% recycled plastic. There is
always a percentage of fresh plastic in the batch. The addition of this plastic
in the batch offers strength and color related characteristics to the final
product.
