Plastics processing and plastics recovery facility

A method of plastics processing and recovery comprising:

• processing a first feed material in a first process stream and recovering polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from the first feed material;
• processing a second feed material in a second process stream and recovering at least one material selected from a group of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) and combinations thereof from the second feed material;
• redirecting at least one of a first recovery stream from the first feed material different from the recovered PET or a second recovery stream from the second feed material different from the recovered PE, PP, and PS to form a portion of a third feed material;
• processing the third feed material in a third process stream and recovering plastics residuals from the third feed material;
• processing a fourth feed material in a fourth process stream and recovering fines and glass residue from the fourth feed material;
• and
• processing a fifth feed material in a fifth process stream and recovering flexible plastic packaging from the fifth feed material,
• wherein the first process stream, the second process stream, the third process stream, the fourth process stream and the fifth process stream are co-located at a common facility.

A system for plastics processing and recovery comprising:

• a first process stream configured to receive a first feed material and to recover polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from the first feed material;
• a second process stream configured to receive a second feed material and recover at least one selected from a group of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) from the second feed material;
• a third process stream configured to:
• receive a third feed material;
• recover plastics residuals from the third feed material;
• redirect a first recovery stream to form a portion of a fourth feed material;
• redirect a second recovery stream to form a portion of a fifth feed material;
• and
• separate, from the recovered plastics residuals, a black plastic material;
• a fourth process stream configured to receive a fourth feed material and recover fines and glass residue from the fourth feed material;
• and
• a fifth process stream configured to receive a fifth feed material and recover flexible plastic packaging from the fifth feed material,
• wherein the first process stream, the second process stream, the third process stream, the fourth process stream and the fifth process stream are co-located at a common facility.

A system for plastics processing and recovery comprising:

• a first process stream configured to receive a first feed material and to recover polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from the first feed material;
• a second process stream configured to receive a second feed material and recover at least one selected from a group of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) and combinations thereof from the second feed material;
• a third process stream configured to receive a third feed material and recover plastics residuals from the third feed material;
• a fourth process stream configured to receive a fourth feed material and recover fines and glass residue from the fourth feed material;
• and
• a fifth process stream configured to receive a fifth feed material and recover flexible plastic packaging from the fifth feed material, the fifth process stream comprising:
• a first optical sort stream configured to remove PP film;
• and
• a second optical sort stream configured to remove PE film,
• wherein the first process stream, the second process stream, the third process stream, the fourth process stream and the fifth process stream are co-located at a common facility.