Plastics is a hard business to be in.
So many different grades and without large amounts 40,000lbs + it is hard to find any buyers interested.
Without having a baler, it is hard to get over 300lbs lbs in a single Gaylord. Baling the mixed plastic is the only way to make weight, but most of the average
Escrap guys are not going to spend 10k + on a baler.
One of the problems with computer plastic is that it has a FR rating (Fire retardant). There is not a huge market for this in the US, so most of it gets exported overseas. And chipping the plastic through a wood chipper is not beneficial at all. Actually we pay significantly less for chipped plastic.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask. Plastic are over half of our business so I have some knowledge about it.
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