Recovered plastic cards

A plurality of inlay layers for a laminated transaction card comprising:

• a core layer including polyethylene;
• a first support layer,
• wherein a material of the first support layer includes polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate glycol, or polyethylene terephthalate;
• a second support layer,
• wherein a material of the second support layer includes polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate glycol, or polyethylene terephthalate;
• a first adhesive disposed on one or both sides of a first carrier layer positioned between a first side of the core layer;
• a second adhesive disposed on one or both sides of a second carrier layer positioned between a second side of the core layer,
• wherein the core layer, the first adhesive, the second adhesive, the first support layer, the second support layer, the first carrier layer, and the second carrier layer are interconnected in a prelamination process.

A laminated card comprising:

• a core layer including at least about 50% recycled polyethylene by weight,
• wherein the core layer has a density of at least 0.9 gm/cm3;
• a polymer based first support layer coupled to a first surface of the core layer by a first adhesive layer positioned therebetween;
• a polymer based second support layer coupled to a second surface of the core layer by a second adhesive layer positioned therebetween.