In the plastic industry it started late compared to the much longer existing scrap metal and paper and cardboard collectors and recyclers. Also, the achieved recycling rate at around 25% is much lower than in the 2 longer existing areas. This makes the field very interesting as there's a lot of growth potential especially with raising oil prices. One thing which makes plastic recycling difficult is the vast amount of different plastics and their blend with at least the same number of possible additives and fillers. This industry is traditionally divided into two groups: Contractors: Getting waste from the plastic manufacturing industry to process it for an agreed price into re-usable products like re-grinds and/or compounds. As in this case the source and the user of the recycled material are the same and the recycled material goes straight back into the production. Independent recyclers: Buying waste from all kind of sources and selling it to 3rd parties. In this case the recycled materials usually are used for a lower grade product as the buyer often does not know the source and real material specification. Common products to be processed in both fields are usually rejected parts, runners, lumps and purging’s. The input materials can be very different in their physical properties as well as in their dimension and shapes. This makes it very important to choose the right machine for each application not just to match the required throughputs but also to be able to handle the parts given. Our solution:VIRTUS offers for this field a wide range of shredders and granulators. To little parts like handle tiny runners to thick-walled pipes and turn them into chips, flakes, granules or even powders. We are one of the very few recycling machinery makers to have the whole spectrum for this under one roof and all made by VIRTUS. This gives us the advantage to put together just the right set up to get your job done the best and most economical way.