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CPVC Recycling. CPVC Can Be and Is Recycled. In-Process Recycling Post-industrial / Post-consumer Recycling. Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic material used for plastic pipe potable water systems, fire sprinkler and industrial applications. In-Process CPVC Recycling.
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CPVC Can Be and Is Recycled • In-Process Recycling • Post-industrial / Post-consumer Recycling Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic material used for plastic pipe potable water systems, fire sprinkler and industrial applications
In-Process CPVC Recycling ASTM Standards allow the use of in-house regrind Regrind is made from recycled, pre-consumer material that is fed back into the manufacturing process at a designated ratio of recycled and virgin CPVC material Virtually no CPVC processing waste is put into a landfill
In-Process CPVC Recycling CPVC pipe being added to grinder for recycling Finished CPVC Regrind Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe
In-Process CPVC Recycling A vacuum system transports the reground CPVC Hopper feeding extruder line with reground material Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe
In-Process CPVC Recycling Regrind exiting as new CPVC pipe Regrind CPVC entering pipe extruder In this extrusion machine, CPVC regrind is heated and pushed through a die to produce new CPVC pipe Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe
In-Process CPVC Recycling Finished pipe made with regrind material is printed (roll marked), cut to size and ready for a installation Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe
CPVC Can Be and Is Recycled In-Process Recycling Post-industrial / Post-consumer Recycling
Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Collection Site and Transportation Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI
Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Products Ready for Recycling Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI
Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Grinder (above) Completed regrind (right) Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI
Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Product Ready for Shipment to Non-Pipe Customers Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI
Why vinyl recyclers blend recycled CPVC with recycled PVC for non-pipe compound • CPVC has better flame and smoke properties • Adding as little as 5% CPVC to PVC improves the flame and smoke properties • Additional chlorine in CPVC increases impact strength & resistance to heat distortion • Result – the extruded CPVC/PVC exhibits a higher impact strength and can be used in higher-temp applications • At least 60% needs to be CPVC in order to increase these properties
Vinyl Recycling In Summary • More than 99% of all manufactured vinyl compound ends up in a finished product, due to widespread post-industrial recycling (Vinyl Institute, 2010) • More than one billion pounds of vinyl were recovered and recycled into useful products in North America in 1997 (Principia Partners, 1999) • Automated sorting technology for large-scale recycling operations is being led by the vinyl industry • Vinyl recycling facilities are located throughout the US and Canada (http://forum.vinylinfo.org/Recycling/VinylRecyclingDirectory.aspx)