Can polypropylene be separated from polyethylene ? [closed]








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What techniques are available for sorting on a large scale?




Practically only by mechanical means. Recycling numbers:


2 – HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene)   

4 – LDPE (Low-Density Polyethylene)   

5 – PP (Polypropylene) 


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