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Cartridges
collected by Australian Cartridge
Penrith are recycled here in Australia. Other recycling programs
involve sending the cartridges overseas where their fate is uncertain.
Below is an
outline of the process the collected
waste goes through to create quality recycled plastic products. Plastic
is handled individually in each state (e.g. through granulation on
site), to eliminate unnecessary pollution caused by transportation and
to minimise the use of petrol/diesel fuels.
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1.
Sorting
The
empty cartridges and toner bottles are
cleaned, dis-assembled and then stored by polymer type.
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2.
Granulating
Plastics
of the same type are granulated
together and the granules are stored, ready for shipping to different
moulding facilities.
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3.
Moulding
The
Moulding process is outsourced to
several plastic moulding companies, each supplier specialising in
specific products and moulding techniques.
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4.
Products made from Recycled
Plastic
A great
range of quality recycled plastic
products are produced. Products range from seats benches and park
furniture, to signage, bins, drinking fountains and pool tables. See
the "Recycled Products" section (from the main page) for more
information.
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5.
Other Waste Recycled Partners
Other
components like aluminium drums,
Primary Charge Rollers (PCR), magnetic rollers, screws, washers and
other small components are reused in other applications (such as the
CSIRO using magnetic rollers in science projects).
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