You made a comment about processing bottles into bales degrades the plastic.
How so?
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: RecycleWorlds <anderson@msn.fullfeed.com>
To: GreenYes <greenyes@earthsystems.org>
Date: Thursday, August 31, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: [GRRN] Switzerland PVC Ban Lifted
>
>
> According to the 8/28/00 Plastics News ("Swiss lifting PVC bottle
ban"), the "Swiss
>government plans to lift a 10 year ban on the use of PVC beverage bottles
in the
>country...because a ban no longer can be justified in the face of
technological advances,"
>said Switzerland's EPA which pointed to autosort systems that were
subsequently developed.
>
>
> Apparently, the significant cost and inefficiencies of these systems in
field
>conditions that continue to undermine the economics of PET recycling --
notwithstanding
>the existence of a "technical" solution -- were not considered. That is to
say, the
>vendors have developed excellent optical recognition systems, but the fact
that the bottle
>stream, after baling and shipping which is inherent in the use of
intermediate processing,
>is highly degraded when it arrives at the reclaimer is the nub of the
problem.
>
>
> Peter
>____________________________________
>Peter Anderson
>RecycleWorlds Consulting
>4513 Vernon Blvd. Ste. 15
>Madison, WI 53705-4964
>Phone:(608) 231-1100/Fax: (608) 233-0011
>E-mail:recycle@msn.fullfeed.com
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>
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