A Practical Guide to Plastic Classification

Turn your recycling into efficiency, savings, and profit.

Did you know that plastic recycling starts with proper classification? Mixing different polymers can ruin material quality, lower market value, and even damage your equipment.

This hands-on guide teaches you how to identify and separate the main types of plastics — PP, HDPE, LDPE, PS, ABS, PVC, PA, and POM — using simple, effective methods you can apply at home or in your business.

Inside, you’ll discover:

Easy-to-follow tests for floatation, flame, brine, and washing.

How to differentiate similar materials with confidence.

The ideal processing temperatures for each polymer.

Practical tips to boost efficiency and reduce losses.

As a special bonus, learn how to use Artificial Intelligence to speed up analyses and create flowcharts and comparison tables in seconds.

Whether you’re a recycler, entrepreneur, or enthusiast, this is the definitive guide to mastering plastic classification and transforming waste into opportunity.