Thermoplastic that has been processed once, then is placed in a grinder to be shredded/pelletized for re-molding. In injection molding, runners etc. are often re-ground. No thermoplastic can be successfully reground and remolded indefinitely; eventually the molecular bond begins to break down and the plastic is no longer usable.
or re-grind - Polystyrene material that is mechanically ground up to form smaller particles.
A thermoplastic from a processor's own production that, having been processed by molding, extrusion, etc., is then reground or pelletized for reuse or recycling.
Scrap composites (both thermoset and thermoplastic) collected in-plant or from post-consumer sources that are reground into pellets or fine powder for use in new parts, either as new base material or in combination with virgin materials.
A plastic that has been processed more than once; ground-up and reused.
Plastic which is ground up again to be re-used in the injection molding process.
A thermoplastic from a processor's own production that has been reground or re-pelletized after having been previously processed by molding.
Plastic that is re-introduced into the production stream.
The material from a processor's production which is reused in the manufacture of molded items.
Pelletized or flaked chips of a plastic material recaptured for reuse from the excess materials obtained in the molding process. Clean runners, tails, neck tabs or deformed parts are often put through a grinding operation to be metered back into the new materials to be processed.
A thermoplastic from a processor's own production that has been cleaned and reground.
Ground up recyclable plastics.