{"id":18108,"date":"2014-10-30T15:18:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T19:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18108"},"modified":"2014-10-30T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T19:18:41","slug":"recycling-nylon-regenerating-virgin-material-econyl-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/recycling-nylon-regenerating-virgin-material-econyl-video\/","title":{"rendered":"From Recycling Nylon to Regenerating Virgin Material: ECONYL [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The secret’s out on plastics recycling: generally, they get “downcycled” into a lesser material that can’t be further recycled. Getting more use out of that plastic is certainly beneficial, but they’re not recyclable in the way, say, glass and aluminum are. \u00a0That’s a problem not only because new plastics inevitably means drilling for more oil and natural gas, but also that the used material will eventually end up polluting a natural system somewhere.<\/p>\n

We’ve seen one example already of a process meant to make recycled plastics recyclable<\/a>. It turns out that recycling nylon<\/a> – a “thermoplastic” – has also received an upgrade: carpet fiber manufacturer Aquafil has developed what it describes as a “regeneration” process for nylon 6. Take a look at the company’s video for its ECONYL regeneration system<\/a>:<\/p>\n