37 Trending Plastic Recycling Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

Start A Plastic Recycling Business

Plastic recycling involves recovering scrap or waste plastics and turning them into usable products in radically different forms. Recycling plastics has been around for decades and has been touted as a profitable business.

According to a study, one person uses about 30 kilograms of plastic annually. This results in over 900 million tons of plastic annually. However, only 9% of plastic is recycled, with 79% disposed to landfills and 12% burned.

To start a plastic recycling business, conduct comprehensive market research focusing on the plastic recyclers' functions and objectives to understand the industry better. You can visit several plastic recycling facilities and meet industry advisers to get answers to your questions.

Your market research should focus on the following aspects:

Outline the prerequisites for a plastic waste recycling company
Investigate the overall investment needed to set up a plastic recycling business
Determine whether a factory or land is required
Sources of plastic waste
Determine the equipment and utilities needed to start a plastic recycling business
Evaluate the profit margin in plastic recycling and the return on investment

Once you have enough information based on the above areas of focus, register a business, identify the location and obtain the trading license.

Looking for some examples of a plastic recycling business?

Interested in case studies of a successful plastic recycling business? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Plastic Pollution Coalition

Plastic Pollution Coalition is a growing global alliance of individuals, organizations, businesses, and policymakers working toward a world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, waterways, oceans, and the environment.

Website traffic: 130K/month

2. Plastic Place

Website traffic: 70K/month

Learn more about starting a plastic recycling business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a plastic recycling business?
-> Pros and cons of a plastic recycling business

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-> Other plastic recycling business success stories

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4. Plastic Bank

We’ve Stopped1 Billion Bottlesof Ocean Plastic This Bottleis ChangingMy World Mark Ryan Garcia of Valenzuela City, Philippines collects discarded plastic that's bound for the ocean. He exchanges this for bonuses that help provide basic family necessities like food, tuition and health insurance. Mark is one of our 17,000+ collectors in vulnerable coastal communities who partner […]

Website traffic: 210K/month

5. Plastic Film Recycling

Website traffic: 130K/month

6. The Plastics Exchange. LLC.

The spot market for buying and selling commodity grade plastic resins and a trusted source of market intelligence.

7. The Shakti Plastic Industries

TSPI is the Most entrusted agency for EPR of post-consumer plastic waste, Leading manufacturer of ♻ reprocessed plastic granules, and recycled, sustainable, and eco-friendly plastic products. It has pan India wide collection and logistics Network | ULB tie up in all states | Government Authorised Recycler

8. Alliance To End Plastic Waste

Ending plastic waste is ambitious. At AEPW, We bring together a diverse network of resources and expertises and take collective action to solve this problem.

9. EREMA Plastic Recycling Systems

EREMA makes plastics recycling extremely efficient and profitable. We build reliable plastic recycling machines and components.

10. Green-O-Tech India

11. The Association of Plastic Recyclers

(APR) The Association of Plastic Recyclers. Representing companies who acquire, reprocess and sell the output of postconsumer plastic processing capacity in North America.

12. Home :: Agilyx

13. Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme

Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme lets New Zealanders recycle soft plastic bags and wrappers

14. Plastic Recycling Machines

We manufacture plastic recycling machines such as plastic pelletizers, shredders, HDPE & PET bottle washing lines, PP/PE plastic film recycling lines, and more.

15. Accel Polymers

HIPS Plastic Recycler, HIPS Plastic Recycling Company, High Density Polyethylene Recycling Company, Plastic Scrap Recycling Company

16. SAMKI GROUP OF COMPANIES

17. Kingtiger Group

The most professional waste plastic and tyre pyrolysis plant manufacturer - Kingtiger Group can supply you with suitable machine and full service.

18. Home

WMRAS was set up in 2001 as a registered association to represent and promote recycling for a more sustainable environment. We seek to upgrade and professionalise the industry as we offer courses, diploma and degree progammes in waste management & recycling. Visit us today!

19. Plastic Energy

Plastic Energy offers a global and sustainable solution to help prevent plastic pollution, by transforming previously unrecyclable plastic waste into a valuable resource.

20. Plastic Police

Plastic Police® is a local community engagement program to collect, recycle and transform soft plastics into new and useful products.

21. plastic recycling machine

22. All County Recycling

All County Recycling is a family-owned recycling company based directly out of Trenton, NJ and coordinates pickups for commercial properties.

23. V1 Recycle Pte Ltd

V1 Recycle specialises in plastic scrap recycling within Singapore and the region.

24. PlasticRecycling.com – We buy Loads of post-industrial plastic all across the United States

25. Plastics Recycling World Expo Europe

The international exhibition for plastics recycling. Shaping the future of plastics recycling.

26. CT Redemption Centers

Bottle redemption centers located in South Windsor, CT & Windsor, CT. Quick & easy bottle return. Visit any of our ct redemption centers near you.

27. Precious Plastic Shanghai

28. Plastic Recycling North West by Venture Polymers UK Ltd

29. Recycling Uk

Recycling Uk, paper recycling, recycling paper uk, european paper recycling, and waste paper buyers in europe, sell your waste paper and north west.

30. Plastic World Recycling, Inc.

31. FUKUTOMI RECYCLING

A Plastic Scrap Recycling Company managed under industry guru Dr. Steve Wong. Now based in Southern California USA.

32. Recycling Technology Consultants

33. Re|focus

34. Plastic Waste Solutions

Dr Ross Headifen

35. Plastic Scrap Recyclers, Plastics scrap,rubber scrap

recycling, PVC, ABS, GPPS, PC, LDPE, HDPE, PP, PET, PMMA, Nylon,PA, PBT,PVB,PPS,PPO,PPE,PTFE,PEI, PEEK, CA, CP, CB,pom,tpe,tpo,pur,san,psu,pes,lcp,IC tray,ultem 1000-1010,2300,Plastics scrap,resin,recycling,waste,offgrade,Rubber Scrap recycling ,sbr,SEBR,EVA, EPDM,SBR,NBR,PBR,silicone,additives scrap recycling ,polymers scrap, Trader,distributor,chemical scrap,plastics film,sheets,technical textile,synthetical fibres, Plastic & rubber semi-finished products,plastic scrap, paper waste, metal scrap, tetra pack paper waste, photoprint waste,pc-abs,pc-abs computer cases,pe-NYLONE FILM,EPS,HIPS,LLDPE,HMWPE,UHMWPE,SBR TIRE SCRAP,CARBON BLACK SCRAP

36. Polymer Recovery Systems

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