Mixed and hard plastic scrap: who buys it

What counts as mixed

• Mixed rigid plastics (“hard plastic”)
• Mixed bales from sorting centres (MRF)
• Mixed-colour, single-polymer regrind
• Multi-polymer production waste

Who buys it

Sorting and recycling plants with flotation or optical sorting, producers of plastic lumber and outdoor products, and traders who sort and resell by polymer.

How to raise its value

• Estimate the share of each polymer
• Separate the largest single-polymer fraction
• Remove metal, wood, paper and film
• Photograph a cross-section of a bale

Related materials

• HDPE scrap and regrind: buyers and what sets the price
• PP scrap: who buys polypropylene regrind and granules
• PET bottle scrap: who buys it and what it is worth

See also

• Sell your plastic scrap to the buyers who actually use itHow to sell plastic scrap, regrind and bales to industrial buyers abroad: who to contact, what to send, and how Polyfinder does the prospecting for you.