Apparatus and method for making objects from recycled polymeric material

An apparatus comprising a nozzle for supplying a flow of polymeric material, a separating element for separating a dose of polymeric material from said flow, at least one mould for making an object by compression moulding the dose, at least one conveying element for conveying the dose separated by the separating element towards said at least one mould, said at least one conveying element being movable along a path in an atmospheric environment, the apparatus further comprising a recycling device configured to receive a polymeric material to be recycled and melt the polymeric material to be recycled, so as to provide at an outfeed of the recycling device a melted regenerated polymeric material suitable for being moulded, wherein the nozzle is connected to the recycling device so that the nozzle is fed with the regenerated polymeric material, the apparatus further comprising at least one viscosity measuring device interposed between the recycling device and the nozzle for measuring viscosity of the regenerated polymeric material, the apparatus further comprising a control unit for receiving as an input the measured value of viscosity, comparing the measured value of viscosity with at least one reference value and changing the viscosity of the regenerated polymeric material with a feedback control.