Your Partner in Recycling Commingled Plastic Loads

bales of commingled plastic loads

The waste and recycling industry is constantly evolving and innovating new ways to recycle materials. One area that has been gaining more attention in recent years is the handling of commingled plastic loads. But what exactly are commingled plastic loads, and how can we properly recycle them? In this blog post, we’ll answer those questions…

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5 Common Myths About Industrial Plastic Recycling

Empty plastic bottle and various fabrics made of recycled polyester fiber synthetic fabric on a blue background

Plastic is one of the most versatile materials in the world. However, due to its mass production, plastic waste is an ever-growing concern. Industrial companies that produce plastic waste are commonly faced with the environmental impact of plastics. Most of the world’s plastic ends up in landfills and can take up to 500 years to…

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Happy Earth Day From Quincy Recycle!

Happy Earth Day From Quincy Recycle!

Here at Quincy Recycle, Earth Day and what it stands for is kind of a big deal. After all, our business is built around finding solutions to help our clients and communities reduce waste and achieve sustainability. Read on to learn more about one of our favorite holidays and how we try to treat every…

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Team Spotlight: Opportunity, Ownership, & Optical Sorting in Quincy, IL

Quincy, Illinois – home to beautiful riverboat views of the Mississippi River, the Adams County Courthouse, and Quincy Recycle’s very first plant (yes, it’s how we got our name). Since this plant first opened in 1974, Quincy Recycle’s services and nationwide reach have expanded considerably. But the success and positive impact produced by the Quincy,…

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Quincy Recycle Attends 2020 Plastics Recycling Conference

plastics recycling

Back in February, a few members from our team attended the 2020 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show in Nashville, TN. It was an amazing few days and we want to share some of the highlights from this year’s conference.

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Major Upgrade to Chicago-area Plant

Large brown building with shipping and receiving docks at Quincy Recycle location in Chicago, IL

We’re hearing freight drivers are extremely happy with the improvements to our Chicago-area plant. Why? Easier and quicker scaling and unloading due to a major upgrade to our Alsip, IL facility. The two key factors: A new drive-on, drive-off scale A vastly larger staging and unloading area Where previously drivers had to back off after…

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Commingle Plastic (#1-7 Plastics)

Large bales of multi-color commingled plastic material.

If you have commingle plastic, we’d like to talk. Quincy Recycle handles hundreds of tons of commingle plastic each month, and we’re in the market for more. By commingle, we mean post-consumer, #1 to #7 plastic containers, baled. These bales can contain some tin or aluminum cans.

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Commingled Plastic Loads

Large bales of multi-color commingled plastic material.

Quincy Recycle handles hundreds of tons of commingled plastic every month. And we could take hundreds more, provided the commingle meets industry specs. What exactly do we mean by commingled plastic? “Commingle is post-consumer, #1 to #7 plastic containers, baled,” says Tim Bliefnick, General Manager of our Quincy, IL facility. The bales can contain tin and aluminum…

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Plastic Scrap Load Quality

Plastic scrap

Buyers of scrap plastic for recycling are putting more and more emphasis on load quality. They are increasingly likely to reject or severely downgrade plastic loads that don’t meet stringent quality levels. That’s driving Quincy Recycle to work even harder at providing high-quality baled plastic loads. We do this in several ways – by investing…

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Tight Market For Plastic Recyclers

Two men in safety vests look on towards stacks of recycled material inside a recycling facility.

Plastic recyclers like Quincy Recycle face a tough plastics market. For the past year we’ve seen a significant drop in the price of recycled plastic. Why? The price of oil has dropped by half over the past year The global economic slowdown is lowering export demand Load contamination is driving down the price we get on…

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