Plastic Bottle Recycling

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study
• Plastic Bottle
• Plastic Bottle Recycling
• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
• Others
• Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC/Vinyl)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Polystyrene (PS)
• Other

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

• Recycling Industry - The Savior of World' s Resources
• Recycling Industry on Par with Other Major Industries
• Why Should Plastics be Recycled?
• 4-R' s Guide the Plastic Industry
• Reduction
• Re-use and Recycle
• Recovery

2. Market Overview

• Current & Future Analysis
• Analysis by Region
• Analysis by Product Segment
• Significance of Plastics
• Plastics - A Highly Versatile Material
• Greener Side of Plastics Recycling
• Flip Side of Plastics Recycling
• Bioplastics- A New Member in the Plastics Industry

3. Market Trends & Issues

• Demand for Recycled Plastics Increases
• HDPE and PET Dominate Recycled Plastics Business
• China Halts Recycled Plastics Businesses
• Recycled Materials Succumb to Pressure from Virgin Materials
• Landfill Mining to Emerge
• Rate of Rigid Plastics Recycling Decreases
• PET Scores Over Other Resin Types for Bottle Making
• Drop Off and Kerbside-Two Mechanisms of Bottle Collection
• Polypropylene Plastic Gaining Foothold
• Recycled Plastics Market Partly Hit by Recession

4. Product Overview

• An Introduction to Plastics
• Evolution of Plastics
• Application of Plastics
• Destruction of Plastic Wastes
• Types of Plastic
• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
• Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC/Vinyl)
• Polypropylene (PP)
• Polystyrene (PS)
• Other
• What is a Plastic Bottle?
• Plastic Bottles in the Past
• What is Recycling?
• Plastic Recycling- Defined
• Where is Waste Plastic Available?
• Plastics Recycling Process - A Generalized View
• Plastic Recycling Process According to American Plastics Council
• Types of Recycling
• Primary Recycling
• Secondary Recycling
• Tertiary Recycling
• Quarternary Recycling
• Fundamentals of Industrial Plastics Recycling
• Sorting
• Granulating
• Washing
• Decontaminating
• Decontamination for PET
• Decontamination for HDPE
• De-Polymerizing and Re-Polymerizing
• Methanolysis
• Glycolysis
• Hydrolysis
• Saponification
• Applications of Recycled Plastics
• Type of Recycled Plastic and Applications

5. Product Launches & Developments

• Motan Unveils New Range of Crystallizers for PET and PLA Processors
• Mitsubishi Electric Develops New Plastics Sorter Technology
• DPoly Systems and NCSU Develop New Technology to Recycle PET Bottles
• Tokarz Develops Innovative Technology to Process Plastic Waste
• Greystone Logistics Launches Two New Recycled Plastic Pellet Products

6. Recent Industry Activity

• Re: Think Recycling Completes Acquisition of Pure Tech Plastics
• ORBIS Takes Over Norseman Plastics
• Victor Taichung Acquires Majority Stake in Sunny Environmental
• Consolidated Scrap Takes Over Brandywine Assets
• ISR Interseroh to Acquire Majority Stake in RDB
• Greenstar Acquires Dunstable Waste Group
• Morssinkhof Acquires Diolen' s Post-Condensation Facility
• Polyframe Acquires CPRA
• Baylis and Plastics Sorting Collaborate to Build New Plant
• Plastrade Plans Capacity Expansion of PET Bottles Recycling
• AWS Eco Inaugurates Europe' s Largest PET Bottle Recycling Facility
• Kalhari Expands Processed Rubber and Plastic Business to Overseas Markets
• Closed Loop Recycling Proposes a New Plastic Recycling Facility
• Brothers Plastic to Establish Plastic Recycling Facility
• IRL Establishes a New Plastics Recycling Unit
• La Seda Integrates Recycling Operations
• Buffalo Recycling Intends to Establish an Advanced Recycling Facility
• Shaharyar Plastic Recycling Factory Commences Operations
• Wellman Inks Letter of Intent to Divest Engineering Resins Business
• Veolia Environment Completes Acquisition of SULO Group
• Greenstar Completes 75% Acquisition of Waste Exchange Services
• CrownBrook Debco Acquires Nicos Polymers
• AURELIUS Completes Acquisition of Wellman International
• CrownBrook Capital Acquires Debco Plastics
• Viridor Takes Over Grosvenor
• Rafey Refuse Dump Adds Two Recycling Plants
• Fibre Marketing Group Takes Over Westreet Industries
• Sumitomo Corp and Teijin Collaborate to Enhance PET Plastic Recycling
• Petoskey Receives Aid to Expand New Plastic Recycling Facility
• Plastic Recycling Industries to Expand Plastic Recycling Firm
• Irish Polymers Wins Chinese Export Contract
• Visy Recycling Bags a Contract to Establish a Recycling Unit
• Savannah City Sets Up a New Recycling Center
• Closed Loop London to Set Up New Plastics Recycling Facility
• Noble Recycling Sets Up a New Plastics Recycling Facility in Florida
• Intercontinental Recycling Launches Plastic Recycling Plant
• Nampak Plastics Unveils Plans to Setup Bottle Recycling Plant
• Petagain to Establish PET Bottles Recycling Plant
• Coca-Cola Makes Strategic Investment in Bottle Recycling Plant
• Coca-Cola Enterprises Establishes Coca-Cola Recycling LLC
• Erema Unveils Additional Plant Facility
• Beijing Incom Resources Recovery Commences Operations of its Largest Plastics Recycling Plant
• Baylis Recycling Starts Two New Sorting Facilities
• ECO2 Plastics to Invest in Plastic Recycling
• GlaxoSmithKline and Innocent Switch to 100% Recycled PET bottles

7. Focus on Select Players

• Recyclers
• Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (US)
• Amcor Pet Packaging Company (US)
• Avangard Innovative (US)
• Butler-MacDonald, Inc. (US)
• Cadillac Products, Inc. (US)
• Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc. (US)
• ECO2 Plastics, Inc. (US)
• Environmental Recycling Group (US)
• Envision Plastics (US)
• Graham Recycling (US)
• KW Plastics (US)
• Master Mark Plastics (US)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. (US)
• Phoenix Technologies International, LLC (US)
• Reily Recovery Systems (US)
• Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance (US)
• St. Jude Polymer Corporation (US)
• Sun Valley Worldwide, Inc. (US)
• UltrePET, LLC (US)
• United Resource Recovery Corporation (US)
• Waste Management Recycle America (US)
• Associations & Organizations
• AG Container Recycling Council (US)
• American Plastics Council (US)
• Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (US)
• Bureau of International Recycling (Belgium)
• Container Recycling Institute (US)
• Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (US)
• National Association for PET Container Resources (US)
• National Recycling Coalition, Inc. (US)
• PlasticsEurope (Belgium)

8. Global Market Perspective

• Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 2: World 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for PET Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for PET Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for HDPE Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for HDPE Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Other Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for Other Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current &Future Analysis
  • Plastic Recycling Market Hit by Credit Crunch
  • Review of PET Bottle Recycling Industry
  • Table 9: US Recycled PET (RPET) Market (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Product Category for Fiber, Strapping, Food & Beverage Bottles, Sheet & Film, Non-Food Bottles, Engineered Resin and Other Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • US Recyclers Struggle to Retain HDPE Bottles
  • Product Launches & Developments
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Focus on Select Recyclers
  • Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc.
  • Amcor Pet Packaging Company
  • Avangard Innovative
  • Butler-MacDonald, Inc.
  • Cadillac Products, Inc.
  • Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc.
  • ECO2 Plastics, Inc.
  • Environmental Recycling Group
  • Envision Plastics
  • Graham Recycling
  • KW Plastics
  • Master Mark Plastics
  • Mohawk Industries, Inc.
  • Phoenix Technologies International, LLC
  • Reily Recovery Systems
  • Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance
  • St. Jude Polymer Corporation
  • Sun Valley Worldwide, Inc.
  • UltrePET, LLC
  • United Resource Recovery Corporation
  • Waste Management Recycle America
  • Focus on Select Associations & Organizations
  • AG Container Recycling Council
  • American Plastics Council
  • Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers
  • Container Recycling Institute
  • Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
  • National Association for PET Container Resources
  • National Recycling Coalition, Inc.
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 11: US 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Development
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 12: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 13: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 15: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Analysis by Region
  • Analysis by Product Segment
  • PVC Recycling Catching up Among European Recyclers
  • Energy Recovery Rates Remain Steady in Europe
  • SRF- A New Trend in the European Recycled Market
  • Plastics Recycle Rate Increases
  • State of Landfilling in the European Region
  • Recycling Scenario in Europe
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 16: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 17: European 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 18: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 19: European 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

• Market Analysis
• Table 20: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 21: French 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 22: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 23: German 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

• Market Analysis
• Table 24: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 25: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. United Kingdom

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • UK' s Plastic Industry under Scan
  • Bottle Collection Rates Move Upwards
  • Landfill Mining to Emerge
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 26: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 27: UK 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Spain

• Market Analysis
• Table 28: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 29: Spanish 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Russia

• Market Analysis
• Table 30: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 31: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4g. Rest of Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Development
  • Focus on Select Associations
  • Bureau of International Recycling (Belgium)
  • PlasticsEurope (Belgium)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 32: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 33: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Recycling Market of China to Grow Robustly
  • A Review of India' s Recycling Industry
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 34: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 35: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Rest of World

• A. Market Analysis
  • Current & Future Analysis
  • Recycling Yet to Gain Recognition in the Middle East
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 36: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 37: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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