We give PVB new life in industrial products
WHAT WE DO
We transform possibilities in industry with sustainable PVB
Sarocompany is a europe based cleantech global market leader focused on giving a new life to post-consumer PVB (PolyVinyl Butyral) from windshields and architectural/building glass (laminated glass). We are passionate about this superior raw material and eliminating the need for companies to dispose of it in landfills. In a world with limited resources, we all have to take responsibility and action.
Plastic Recycling Process
1. Collecting
The first step is to go through and sort the plastic waste we collect. Note that we do not accept waste from households or individual consumers. We are a business-to-business (B2B) enterprise dealing in commercial plastics. With that said, we see all sorts of plastics move through our facilities:
Polyvinyl butyral (PVB)
Plastics have to be sorted for the simple reason that we cannot mix them during processing. Just a little bit of the wrong kind of plastic could make an entire load completely unusable.
2. Sorting and identification
After plastics are sorted by type, they are then reduced in size. This can be accomplished through any number of processes including chopping, shredding, and grinding. The exact reduction process is often determined by the size and type of the waste we are dealing with. Some plastics go through multiple processes to reduce them as much as possible.
3. Washing
The reduction process both generates and attracts impurities. Those impurities cannot be allowed into the next step of the process, so reduced material must be washed. The material is run through a series of washes to remove debris, dirt, solvents, chemicals, and so forth. We want only clean product making it to the next step.
4. Melting
Clean material is then put into a furnace of sorts for melting. This allows us to remix the plastic into a consistent material for further processing. Melting also serves to remove any fine impurities that managed to escape washing. As for melting temperature, that depends on the plastic we are working with. Some plastics have a lower melting point than others.
5. Pelletizing
Finally, the melted plastic is turned into pellets utilizing a process very similar to injection molding. The pellets are what we sell to customers looking to make new plastic products. Pellets are the chosen form because they are cheap and easy to manufacture, very easy to ship, and well-suited for new plastic production.
Who do we sell pellets too? Manufacturers specializing in plastic products. Take a company that manufactures via injection molding. Pellets are perfect for such applications.
What We Buy
Sarocompany is an industrial plastic recycling firm that purchases a variety of scrap plastic, including:
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Polycarbonate (PC)
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Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
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Polyvinyl butyral (PVB)
Note that we do not deal in residential plastics. Also note that the industrial plastics we buy must be clean and separated prior to pick up.
What We Do with It
Your scrap plastic has value to us because we can sell it after processing. Our process is quite simple. We come to your location to pick up whatever scrap plastic you have for us. We then transport the plastic back to one of our plants, where it is sent through a number of machines designed to reduce it to three-eighths of an inch regrind.
The regrind material is processed through a series of magnets to remove any metal debris. It is then packaged and prepared for sale. We sell plastic regrind to manufacturers for use in their end products.
Don't Throw It Away, Sell It to Us
You may see scrap plastic as waste that only takes up space in your warehouse. We get it. But do not throw it away. Sell it to us instead. Selling us your scrap plastic puts a little extra money back into the company budget. It reduces the amount of money you have to spend to have your company's trash hauled away. Selling us your scrap plastic even frees up valuable space that you can use for other things.
Sarocompany makes getting rid of your plastic waste as easy as making a phone call. Contact with us and let us know what you have. If it is a type of plastic we can use, we will offer you a quoted price. As long as we can make a deal, that's it. We will come to you and haul your scrap plastic away.