Acrylic is used in swimming pool enclosures, skylights and lighted signs. Trimmings and scrap from manufacturing processes are often recyclable. Household items include bottles for cooking oil, water, health and beauty aids and household chemicals. Other uses include siding, pipe, carpet backing, windows, floor coverings, film and sheet, synthetic-leather products, etc. The two plastic processing requirements are the level of densification and sorting.
Most markets require that plastics be baled and strapped with a non-rust material.
The majority of markets prefer not to have the plastic granulated for fear of contamination. Check markets for bail weight requirements. Processed plastics should be stored indoors or covered with an ultraviolet light protector to guard the plastic from the sun s damaging rays. Most markets require that plastic be sorted by resin type and some also require sorting by color. Generally, the more carefully that plastics are sorted by color and resin, the move valuable they are.