These sort plastic objects by the kind of material: transparent plastic (PET), natural and colored opaque plastic (HDPE) remaining among the rolling waste sorted by the ballistic sorter.
They scan the waste that travels on a belt. Each separator is programmed to identify a type of material. When it identifies an object made of this material, it blows air to separate it from the main belt.
What comes out | What is done to it |
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PET and HDPE natural and colored | Recycling |