Techno-economic feasibility study of manufacturing yarn from recycled plastics

Houache Omar*, Pegg Michael, Al Ismaili Mohamed, Al Jahwari Abdullah

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Abstract

Solid waste management is becoming a problem that demands a timely solution. Those people concerned with municipal solid waste (MSW), are faced with the problem of disposing of significant volumes of potentially hazardous waste materials. There are many sectors which can make use of this MSW. One such sector in Oman is plastic manufacturing that uses polyethylene yarn from which they make net bags for the fruit and vegetable market. The yarn is produced from 75 wt.% high-density polyethylene (HDPE), 12 wt.% polyethylene (PE), and 13 wt.% MB for color. The HDPE comes from Asian countries and constitutes about 35% of the total production cost. Replacement of HDPE with 35wt.% Recycled Product is estimated to reduce production costs by 10%. Such a reduction in production costs will give these local Plastic manufacturers a competitive edge. On the other hand, the reduction of plastic waste reduces the environmental effects, creates different groups of buyers, receivers, dealers and recycling enterprises, and therefore new jobs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1687-1693
Number of pages7
JournalPolymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
Volume43
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • HDPE
  • Recycling
  • Solid waste
  • Yarn

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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