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LDPE film scrap: who buys it and what makes it valuable
Film is the largest volume stream of polyethylene scrap. Clean, clear stretch and shrink film from warehouses and distribution centres is in demand by film recyclers; printed, coloured and agricultural film go to different outlets. In many markets the trade calls it “nylon”, even though it is polyethylene.
Film grades buyers distinguish
- Clear stretch film (LLDPE), baled
- Clear shrink film
- Coloured and printed film
- Bags and sacks
- Agricultural film (greenhouse, silage) — heavy soil contamination
- Production edge trim and rolls (clean, single source)
Who buys it
Film recycling lines that wash and pelletize, film blowers using recycled LDPE in bin liners and construction film, and pelletizers for injection and extrusion outlets.
Price drivers
- Clear vs colour/print share
- Paper labels, tape and dirt
- Moisture in bales
- Rolls and edge trim from production sell well above post-consumer film
What to tell buyers
- Film type and source
- Clear / colour share, printed or not
- Labels, tape, moisture
- Bale size and weight
- Quantity and location
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